eye disorders
Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis
Symptoms of Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis
Small, yellow-gray, raised bumps (called phlyctenules) appear at the limbus (the area where the conjunctiva attaches to the cornea), on the cornea, or on the conjunctiva. The bumps last for several days to 2 weeks. On the conjunctiva, these bumps become open sores (ulcers) but heal without a scar. When the cornea is affected, severe tearing, photophobia (pain when light is shined into the eye), blurred vision, aching, and a feeling like a foreign object is in the eye (foreign body sensation) may be noticeable. Many people also have redness of the eye, blurred vision, increased sensitivity to bright light, a sensation of a foreign object trapped in the eye, and sometimes visible flakes of dead skin at the edges of the eyelids (seborrheic blepharitis). People who have frequent recurrences may develop cloudy corneas, and tiny blood vessels may grow across their corneas. Their vision may become impaired. 