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ophthalmia neonatorum

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ophthalmia neonatorum: see conjunctivitis conjunctivitis , inflammation or infection of the mucosal membrane that covers the eyeball and lines the eyelid, usually acute, caused by a virus or, less often, by a bacillus, an allergic reaction, or an irritating chemical.
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ophthalmia neonatorum [äf′thal·mē·ə ‚nē·ə·nə′tȯr·əm]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the eyes in the newborn contracted during passage through the birth canal; may be gonorrheal or purulent.
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Ophthalmia neonatorum can be serious and will be treated with some type of antibiotic eye drops.
Types of Conjunctivitis by Brenda Williams / Health care industry community
As a frame of reference, in 1906, the average life expectancy in the United States was 47 years; the three leading causes of death were pneumonia, tuberculosis, and diarrhea; the leading causes of blindness were ophthalmia neonatorum in children and trachoma and cataracts in adults; 6% of Americans graduated from high school; 8% of the homes had a telephone; and only 14% of homes had a bathtub.
Editor's page by Geruschat, Duane R. / Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
9) Acquired ankyloblepharon has been reported in humans after various medical conditions, (10-12) dogs with ophthalmia neonatorum, (6) cats with herpesvirus infections, (13) and geese and ducks after photosensitization by Ammi majus.
Surgical repair of acquired ankyloblepharon in a cockatiel (Nymphicus ... by Pinard, Chantale L.; Fitzgerald, Guy; Desmarchelier, Marion / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
 
 
 
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