Efficacy of montelukast in preventing seasonal recurrence of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in children.

Background: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a chronic, seasonally exacerbated, allergic inflammation of the eye. The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral montelukast in treating vernal keratoconjunctivitis in pediatric patients.

Methods: This is a 26-week, prospective, randomized, open-label study.

Canalicular lacerations: Factors predicting outcome at a tertiary eye care centre.

To determine the factors predictive of outcome in canalicular laceration repair at a tertiary eye care centre. A retrospective review of the medical records of all primary canalicular laceration repairs managed at a tertiary eye care centre between the years 2006 and 2014 was done. Thirty-nine patients were included and majority were male (79.