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ALLERGIC/ HYPERSENSITIVITY CONJUNCTIVITIS Huraaaaay !  Summer is here once again...... Enjoy the best of every moment with your family and friends . Summer with all the fun that comes seasonally with it, brings many medical conditions that causes discomforts in the life of many individuals who fall a victim to the season due to their body's reaction to the weather . As many cant wait for summer to come,others fear for the seasons return because of their eye ALLERGIES that  recurrently occurs every summer ;medically its called VERNAL  KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS ( spring catarrh ). Allergies are simply a hypersensitivity reaction of the human body following exposure to noxious stimuli in the environment.(pollen,dust,smoke,snow,perfumes,contact lenses,drugs,surgical sutures etc).Allergens as type 1 (immediate ) hypersensitivity reaction resulting in the secretion of eosinophils and mast cell degranulation causing inflamation,itchy sensation,redness,pain and tearing of the eyes