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==Signs and symptoms== The [[conjunctiva]] is a thin membrane that covers the eye. When an [[allergen]] irritates the conjunctiva, common symptoms that occur in the eye include: [[ocular]] [[itch]]ing, eyelid swelling, tearing, [[photophobia]], watery discharge, and foreign body sensation (with pain).<ref name="Bielory"/><ref name="Cunningham">{{cite journal | author = Whitcup SM | title = Recent advances in ocular therapeutics | journal = Int Ophthalmol Clin |editor1=Cunningham ET Jr |editor2=Ng EWM | volume = 46 | issue = 4 | pages = 1β6 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17060786 | doi = 10.1097/01.iio.0000212140.70051.33 | s2cid = 32853661 }}</ref> Itching is the most typical symptom of ocular allergy, and more than 75% of patients report this symptom when seeking treatment.<ref name="Cunningham"/> Symptoms are usually worse for patients when the weather is warm and dry, whereas cooler weather with lower temperatures and rain tend to assuage symptoms.<ref name="Bielory"/> Signs in [[phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis]] include small yellow nodules that develop over the cornea, which ulcerate after a few days.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LOuL8W1UJKgC&q=phlyctenule&pg=PA176|title=Ocular Therapeutics Handbook: A Clinical Manual|last1=Onofrey|first1=Bruce E.|last2=Skorin|first2=Leonid|last3=Holdeman|first3=Nicky R.|date=2005-01-01|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9780781748926|language=en|quote=... including virus, fungus, chlamydia, and nematodes.}}</ref> A study by Klein et al. showed that in addition to the physical discomfort allergic conjunctivitis causes, it also alters patients' routines, with patients limiting certain activities such as going outdoors, reading, sleeping, and driving.<ref name="Cunningham"/> Therefore, treating patients with allergic conjunctivitis may improve their everyday [[quality of life]].{{cn|date=February 2023}}
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