APHTHOUS CONJUNCTIVITIS. PHLYCTENULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Closely allied to the last, are those cases in which vesicles appear on the conjunctiva. In exceptional cases these are seen during an epizootic of foot and mouth disease, while in other instances they are associated with eczematous eruptions on other parts of the body, particularly in dogs. In the human subject conjunctival vesicles are often associated with tuberculosis, but this has not been recorded of animals so far. The disease usually makes a rapid eruption, with symptoms of extreme inflammation, and its duration is largely determined by the general disease.
Beside the local treatment by astringent or antiseptic and sedative collyria it may be desirable to correct the hepatic, digestive or other disorder on which the eczema depends, or to improve the general health by a course of bitters or even of cod liver oil.