Trantas dots and limbal inflammation associated with soft contact lens wear.
A 30-year-old man developed vernal-like limbal changes associated with soft contact lens wear including Trantas dots, limbal nodules, and diffuse limbitis. These findings add to the contention that the conjunctival changes found in giant papillary conjunctivitis and vernal conjunctivitis share a common immunopathogenesis.
D000328:Adult; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology