Neonatal Conjunctivitis - Signs and Symptoms

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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