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ophthalmia nodosa; nodular conjunctivitis
Etiology:
- foreign bodies;
- hairs of certain insects or spiders
- vegetable material
Pathology:
- nodular conjunctivitis in response to foreign body
Related
foreign body sensation
General
keratoconjunctivitis
ophthalmia; ophthalmitis
References
- Watson PF and Sevel D
OPHTHALMIA NODOSA
Brit. J. Ophthal. (1966) 50, 209
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC506218/pdf/brjopthal00364-0041.pdf
- Wikipedia: Ophthalmia nodosa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmia_nodosa