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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
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". [1]
Neonatal conjunctivitis is one of the most common infections occurring in the first month of life, and originally first described in 1750 by Quellmaz.[2]
In 1992, Faal noted that there were an estimated one and a half million blind children in the world, and every year about half a million more became blind. In Africa between 1000 and 4000 children are blinded annually by Conjunctivitis.[3]
References
- ↑ Weeks JE (1996). "The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886". Arch Ophthalmol. 114 (12): 1510–1. PMID 8953986.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SUDAN National University (2014). http://www.sudanmedicalmonitor.org/article.asp?issn=1858-5000;year=2015;volume=10;issue=3;spage=91;epage=98;aulast=Abdulsalam#ref4 Accessed on June 24, 2016