Actinic conjunctivitis
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Revision as of 00:27, 12 April 2010 by 75.17.194.12 (Talk) (in the book "Ophthamias" By Dan Kistern it says that it is called so because when wearing glasses trace x-rays can cause swelling and redness to the eyes as they are contracted to a solid ray)
| Actinic conjunctivitis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 370.24 |
Actinic conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the eye contracted from prolonged exposure to actinic (ultraviolet) rays. Symptoms are redness and swelling of the eyes. Most often the condition is caused by prolonged exposure to Klieg lights, therapeutic lamps, or acetylene torches. Other names for the condition include Klieg conjunctivitis, eyeburn, arc-flash, welders conjunctivitis, flash keratoconjunctivitis, actinic ray ophthalmia,x-ray ophthalmia, and ultraviolet ray ophthalmia.[1]
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- ↑ "Dorland's Medical Dictionary (confabulation - connexus)". Retrieved 2007-07-27.
