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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*In 1750, '''Neonatal conjunctivitis''' was first described by S.T. Quellmaz<ref name="pmid25606121">{{cite journal| author=Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G| title=Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review. | journal=Malays Fam Physician | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue= 2 | pages= 77-81 | pmid=25606121 | doi= | pmc=4170304 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25606121 }} </ref> | *In 1750, '''Neonatal conjunctivitis''' was first described by S.T. Quellmaz<ref name="pmid25606121">{{cite journal| author=Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G| title=Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review. | journal=Malays Fam Physician | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue= 2 | pages= 77-81 | pmid=25606121 | doi= | pmc=4170304 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25606121 }} </ref> | ||
*In 1883, Koch discovered the [[bacilli]] of two different forms of '''infectious conjunctivitis''', or [[Egyptian ophthalmia]] | *In 1883, Koch discovered the [[bacilli]] of two different forms of '''infectious conjunctivitis''', or [[Egyptian ophthalmia]] | ||
*In 1886, Weeks discovered the same [[organism]] to be the cause of [[pink-eye]]<ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | *In 1886, Weeks discovered the same [[organism]] to be the cause of [[pink-eye]]<ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | ||
*Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of '''acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis''' had occurred in the Western Hemisphere<ref name=conjunctivitis> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016</ref> | |||
Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of '''acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis''' had occurred in the Western Hemisphere<ref name=conjunctivitis> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Conjunctivitis is an ancient disease, and was first described by S.T. Quellmaz.[1]
Historical Perspective
- In 1750, Neonatal conjunctivitis was first described by S.T. Quellmaz[1]
- In 1883, Koch discovered the bacilli of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or Egyptian ophthalmia
- In 1886, Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of pink-eye[2]
- Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis had occurred in the Western Hemisphere[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G (2008). "Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review". Malays Fam Physician. 3 (2): 77–81. PMC 4170304. PMID 25606121.
- ↑ Weeks JE (1996). "The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886". Arch Ophthalmol. 114 (12): 1510–1. PMID 8953986.
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016