title: Allergy and the eye.
abstract: This review of the major milestones in the history of ocular allergy and immunology shows how significantly this subdiscipline has contributed to the tremendous progress in the understanding of mechanisms of allergic and immunologic diseases, as well as in their better management. It also indicates unmet needs and priority areas for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, and Institute of Translational Pharmacology, Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonini
mesh_terms: D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E