Efficacy of Proactive Topical Antihistamine Use in Patients with Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Topical antihistamines are often instilled symptomatically to control patients' eye allergy symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of proactive and as-needed use of antihistamine eye drops in controlling symptoms and to examine whether proactive use may improve quality of life (QOL).

Methods

This was a prospective, multicenter, cohort study in Japan. We classified 418 patients who had developed certain symptoms and used antihistamine eye drops for 2 weeks into two groups: those who used the drops at the required frequency at a fixed time (proactive use) and those who used them as-needed. The Japanese Allergic and Conjunctival Diseases Quality of Life Questionnaire (JACQLQ) and Ten-Item Personality Inventory were used to evaluate QO

SUBMITTER: Fukushima A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618478 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature