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Understanding Ophthalmia neonatorum

By Dr. Liam Ibrahim, MD · · Infectious Disease

Patients often ask us about ophthalmia neonatorum. Here is what our Infectious Disease clinicians want you to know.

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Topic: ophthalmia neonatorum. A bacterial conjuctivitis that is characterized by pain and tenderness in the eyeball and conjuctival discharge.

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