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Myrna Serapião dos Santos¹, Milton Ruiz Alves, Denise de Freitas

¹Setor de Córnea e Doenças Externas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - Centro Avançado de Superfície Ocular - CASO - Instituto da Visão - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP), Brazil. myrna_serapiao@uol.com.br

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This study aimed to define and recommend treatments for ocular allergy using a Delphi approach. Experts agreed on a general term and first-line treatments but found classification and advanced therapies complex.

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Ophthalmology
Allergology
Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background:

Ocular allergy diagnosis and treatment lack standardized guidelines.
A need exists for expert consensus on managing allergic eye diseases.

Framework:

Delphi methodology employed with ten Latin American ocular allergy experts.
Four survey rounds were conducted to achieve consensus.

Implementation:

Proposed "ocular allergy" as the overarching term.
Recommended environmental control, allergen avoidance, and artificial tears as first-line therapy.
Suggested topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, and multi-action drugs as second-line treatments.

Implications:

Topical corticosteroids are recommended for severe keratoconjunctivitis.
Consensus was not reached on classification, systemic treatments, or surgical interventions.
Further global expert collaboration is needed to refine ocular allergy guidelines.