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Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis |
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum |
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Ophthalmia neonatorum is transnatally acquired gonococcal or chlamydial conjunctivitis. Symptoms and signs of eyelid edema, chemosis, and purulent discharge develop 2 to 5 days after delivery.
Image courtesy of Gottfried O.H. Naumann via the Online Journal of Ophthalmology (www.onjoph.com).