Diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis
M. H. Friedlaender, M. Okumoto and J. Kelley
Itching was cited as a major symptom of their ocular disease by 49 (80%) of
the 61 patients with allergic conjunctivitis. Conjunctival scrapings from
51 patients (84%) demonstrated intact eosinophils or eosinophil granules.
Eosinophil granules were a useful and recognizable cytologic feature of
allergic conjunctivitis even in the absence of intact eosinophils. We
believe that a history of itching and the presence of eosinophils or
eosinophil granules in conjunctival scrapings are helpful in diagnosing
allergic conjunctivitis.
