Photophobia is not uncommon, and oscillation of the pupils and spasmodic movements of the eyeball have frequently been observed.
The pain was accompanied by intense conjunctival congestion and photophobia [Dr.
Redness of the eye and lachrymation are very common; truephotophobia uncommon.
About a fortnight before this the patient had discovered that her right eye was dim; as the photophobia had previously disabled her from opening the eye, she could not be sure how long this dimness had existed.
Indeed the relief of the photophobia is often the most important point to be considered in the treatment of phlyctenular conjunctivitis.
Along with the pain and photophobia there is lacrymation.
The photophobia may be very severe when the local changes are slight.
As the disease progresses, the conjunctiva becomes more vascular, the photophobia intolerable, the cornea itself becomes opaque, and sometimes exhibits a vascular appearance.
In less than two minutes the puncta lacrymalia began to itch violently, the right and afterward the left conjunctiva became intensely hyperemic and photophobia and increased lacrymation supervened.
