Clinical Features of Infectious Conjunctivitis
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Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva, a thin, translucent, relatively elastic tissue layer with bulbar, forniceal and palpebral portions (figure1). The bulbar portion lines the outer aspect of the globe, whiles the forniceal which is loose and redundant swells easily and is thrown into folds. The palpebral portion covers the inside of the eyelids firmly adherent to the tarsal plates.
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