Conjunctivitis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Conjunctivitis is an ancient disease, and was first described by S.T. Quellmaz.[1] In 1881, Crédé introduced 2% silver nitrate for the first time as a prophylaxis treatment method for conjunctivitis in the newborns in Leipzig.[2]
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1750, neonatal conjunctivitis (ophthalmia neonatorum) was first described by S.T. Quellmaz.[1]
- In 1881, Crédé introduced 2% silver nitrate for the first time as a prophylaxis treatment method for conjunctivitis in the newborns in Leipzig.[2]
- In 1883, Koch discovered the bacilli of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis or Egyptian ophthalmia.
- In 1886, Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of pink eye.[3]
- In 1953, Micheal Hogan first described the association between atopic dermatitis and conjunctival inflammation.[4]
- In 1963, Thygeson and Kimura first described superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis as a chronic, localized, filamentary conjunctivitis, and later this condition was given its name, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, by Theodore.[5]
- In 1968, Tenzel and Corwin were the first to discover the association between thyroid abnormalities and development of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.[6]
- In 1969, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis was first described as occurring in Ghana.[7]
- Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis had occurred in the Western Hemisphere.[8]
- In 2006, an epidemic acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (involving more than 200,000 people) was reported as occurring in Brazil.[9]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G (2008). “Neonatal conjunctivitis – a review”. Malays Fam Physician. 3 (2): 77–81. PMC 4170304. PMID 25606121.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Reports from the obstetrical clinic in Leipzig. Prevention of eye inflammation in the newborn”. Am J Dis Child. 121 (1): 3–4. 1971. PMID 5543850.
- ↑ Weeks JE (1996). “The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or ‘pink eye’. 1886”. Arch Ophthalmol. 114 (12): 1510–1. PMID 8953986.
- ↑ HOGAN MJ (1952). “Atopic keratoconjunctivitis”. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 50: 265–81. PMC 1313175. PMID 13102561.
- ↑ Watson S, Tullo AB, Carley F (2002). “Treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis with a unilateral bandage contact lens”. Br J Ophthalmol. 86 (4): 485–6. PMC 1771108. PMID 11914237.
- ↑ Nelson JD (1989). “Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)”. Eye (Lond). 3 ( Pt 2): 180–9. doi:10.1038/eye.1989.26. PMID 2695351.
- ↑ Azari AA, Barney NP (2013). “Conjunctivitis: a systematic review of diagnosis and treatment”. JAMA. 310 (16): 1721–9. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.280318. PMC 4049531. PMID 24150468.
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016
- ↑ Workowski KA, Berman S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2010). “Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010”. MMWR Recomm Rep. 59 (RR-12): 1–110. PMID 21160459.
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