BACKGROUND S. pneumoniae is a known cause of bacterial conjunctivitis and can be transmitted through contact with infected carriers. CASE PRESENTATION A 38-year-old ophthalmologist developing reactive arthritis following clinic-acquired pneumococcal conjunctivitis. CONCLUSION (1) Despite the frequency and largely self-limiting nature of infective conjunctivitis, it should be appropriately a...

Infections of the cervix with Chlamydia trachomatis are common, at least in those groups of sexually active women of child-bearing age who are seen in STD (sexually-transmitted diseases) clinics. Persistent untreated infection presents a hazard to the women themselves during pregnancy and to their infants who may develop chlamydial conjunctivitis. The clinical and laboratory findings in 1009 wo...

Data extraction Both reviewers independently assessed the quality of studies. 1 reviewer extracted data on participants, disease definition, interventions, and outcomes. Outcomes were clinical remission (defined as clinical cure or clinically significant improvement) and microbiological remission (defined as pathogen eradication or reduction). The other reviewer checked the accuracy of data ext...

ophthalmia neonatorum is generally defined as conjunctivitis occurring within one month of life. the sources of this infection are environmental organisms or the organisms colonized in the birth canal. untreated infection can cause blindness, especially if the corresponding organisms areneisseria gonorrhoeae, or chlamydia trachomatis. povidone-iodine ophthalmic solution is an effective antibact...

Conjunctivitis is often considered an innocuous condition which is self-limiting. This report describes misdiagnosis of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid as chronic conjunctivitis. Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune condition. The clinical features which are useful to distinguish this condition from infective conjunctivitis are discussed. The investigation and treatment of ocular ci...

BACKGROUND Ophthalmomyiasis in humans is a rare phenomenon. OBJECTIVES To create awareness among the ophthalmologists regarding larval conjunctivitis. CASES We report two cases of ophthalmomyiasis, which came to a tertiary care centre with features of unilateral acute catarrhal conjunctivitis. OBSERVATIONS Fly larvae were detected on slit-lamp examination and removed after immobilizing th...