Seeing eye to eye: a modified Delphi method-based multidisciplinary expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

ABSTRACT: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disease that affects both eyes, often with asymmetric severity, potentially causing major visual complications. The seasonal management of VKC can be challenging, especially when specialists with different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches need to be consulted. The aim of this expert panel was to reach a national consensus among pediatric allergologists and ophthalmologists on the diagnosis and treatment of VKC. This consensus was developed by an expert panel of 17 Italian pediatric allergologists and ophthalmologists with over a decade of experience. Ten statements on VKC diagnosis and treatment formulated after a thorough review of current literature were evaluated by the panelists. The level of agreement was qua

SUBMITTER: Ghiglioni DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473654 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature