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Conjunctivitis is a commonly encountered disorder in children and adults in both primary care and specialty eye care settings. The predominant causes of infectious conjunctivitis are viral and bacterial pathogens. Infectious conjunctivitis typically presents as a red eye with purulent or watery discharge and is usually self-limiting, but in rare cases can lead to complications such as keratitis and blindness. Conjunctivitis can occur in a newborn during the first month of life which is known as neonatal conjunctivitis or ophthalmia neonatorum with clinical signs of erythema and oedema of the eyelids and the palpebral conjunctivae, purulent eye discharge. The major causes of ophthalmia neonatorum are chemical inflammation, bacterial infection and viral infection.

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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+[[Conjunctivitis]] is a commonly encountered disorder in children and adults in both primary care and specialty eye care settings. The predominant causes of [[infectious conjunctivitis]] are [[viral]] and [[bacterial]] pathogens. [[Infectious conjunctivitis]] typically presents as a [[red eye]] with purulent or watery discharge and is usually self-limiting, but in rare cases can lead to complications such as [[keratitis]] and blindness.
+[[Conjunctivitis]] can occur in a newborn during the first month of life which is known as [[neonatal conjunctivitis]] or [[ophthalmia neonatorum]] with clinical signs of [[erythema]] and [[oedema]] of the eyelids and the palpebral [[conjunctivae]], [[purulent]] eye discharge. The major causes of [[ophthalmia neonatorum]] are chemical [[inflammation]], [[bacterial]] infection and [[viral]] infection.
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