Epidemiology of Ocular Allergy in Trinidad & Tobago

Ocular allergy (OA) is also known as hypersensitivity disorder to normally harmless substances, or an allergic reaction of the eye's surface to allergens in the environment. Globally it is highly prevalent and is non-discriminatory amongst age groups. It might be asymptomatic or produce significant symptoms, including visual loss in extreme cases. Universally, it has varying manifestations and associating factors which makes it difficult to apply any informational studies in practice, leading to its misdiagnosis and undertreatment. For a disorder that is on a global rise in prevalence, it is alarming that there is little to no research on OA in Trinidad and Tobago, and is yet to be studied in the Caribbean region (AU)