spring ophthalmia


ver·nal con·junc·ti·vi·tis

a chronic, bilateral conjunctival inflammation with photophobia and intense itching that recurs seasonally during warm weather; characterized in the palpebral form by cobblestone papillae in the upper palpebral conjunctiva and in the bulbar form by gelatinous nodules adjacent to the corneoscleral limbus. Synonym(s): spring conjunctivitis, spring ophthalmia, vernal catarrh, vernal keratoconjunctivitis

spring ophthalmia

Conjunctivitis occurring in the spring, usually due to an allergic reaction to pollen. Synonym: vernal conjunctivitisSee also: ophthalmia