Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis in Public Primary School Children in Nigeria: Prevalence and Nomenclature

Table 2

Clinical grading of vernal keratoconjunctivitis [14].

Clinical grade	Left eye	Right eye
0 (quiescent): absence of symptoms	43 (19.3)	43 (19.3)
1 (mild): presence of symptoms with no corneal involvement	134 (60.1)	136 (61.0)
2 (moderate): presence of symptoms + photophobia with no corneal involvement	44 (19.7)	42 (18.8)
3 (severe): presence of symptoms + photophobia mild-to-moderate superficial punctate keratopathy/corneal involvement	2 (0.9)	2 (0.9)
4 (very severe): presence of symptoms + photophobia + diffuse superficial punctate keratopathy/corneal ulcer	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total	223 (100.0)	223 (100.0)