Signs and Symptoms
- Pain and tenderness in the eyeball.
- Conjunctival discharge: purulent, mucoid or mucopurulent depending on the cause.
- Conjunctiva shows hyperaemia and chemosis. Eyelids are usually swollen.
- Corneal involvement (rare) may occur in herpes simplex ophthalmia neonatorum.
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