C onjunctiva is a thin, translucent membrane lining the anterior part of the sclera and inside of the eyelids. It has 2 parts, bulbar and palpebral. The bulbar portion begins at the edge of the cornea and covers the visible part of the sclera; the palpebral part lines the inside of the eyelids (Figure 1). Inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva is known as conjunctivitis and is characteriz...

neonatal conjunctivitis (ophthalmia neona-tarum) continues to involve many neonates in areas with no eye prophylaxis. povidone iodine solution is an effective antimicrobial agent with broad antibacterial and antiviral activity and it is less expensive and less toxic than the other agents. it seems to be a good alternative for routine eye prophylaxis, especially in developing countries. in a pro...

background and objective: in iran, prenatal chlamydia and gonorrhea screening of pregnant women and neonatal eye prophylaxis are not routine practice. the present research aimed to identify bacterial agents of neonatal conjunctivitis. materials & methods: a cross sectional study was conducted on all babies born over a period from april 2007 to april 2008 in hajar hospital of shahrekord uni...

Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic pseudomembranous conjunctivitis that is associated with systemic membranous pathological changes. A probable link between plasminogen and ligneous conjunctivitis has been indicated by the recent diagnoses of plasminogen deficiency in five patients suffering from ligneous conjunctivitis. The current study reports that plasminogen-deficient mice d...

PURPOSE To use current state department of health regulations regarding exclusion of students with conjunctivitis from school as a starting point in developing uniform recommendations for schools. METHODS State departments of health were asked to state their policy regarding when a child with conjunctivitis may return to school. This information was collated and examined for trends. The resul...

BACKGROUND Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare condition characterized by chronic, recurrent conjunctivitis associated with pseudomembrane, and it may involve other mucous membranes in the mouth, nasopharynx, trachea, and vagina. We examined and treated a case of presumed ligneous conjunctivitis. CASE The patient was a 10-year-old boy. His chief complaints were visual impairment, discomfort, an...

conclusions to our knowledge, kd presenting with unilateral conjunctivitis and oculoglandular syndrome is not reported to date. g iven that delay in diagnosis and treatment of kd can cause serious cardiac complications, the diagnosis of kawasaki disease should be considered in such cases. case presentation in this report, we describe a 12-year-old boy presenting with prolonged fever, unilateral...