OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM

Course overview

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM IS A TYPE OF CONJUNCTIVITIS THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD. THIS CONDITION IS COMMONLY TRANSMITTED DURING VAGINAL DELIVERY AND HAS ASSOCIATIONS WITH SEVERE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING CORNEAL PERFORATION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN BLINDNESS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE ROLE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND NEONATOLOGISTS IN EVALUATING, MANAGING, AND IMPROVING THE OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH THIS EYE DISEASE.