ophthalmia neonatorum

ophthalmia /oph·thal·mia/ (of-thal´me-ah) severe inflammation of the eye.

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Egyptian ophthalmia  trachoma.

gonorrheal ophthalmia  gonorrheal conjunctivitis.

ophthalmia neonato´rum  any hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis occurring during the first 10 days of life, usually contracted during birth from infected vaginal discharge of the mother.

phlyctenular ophthalmia  see under keratoconjunctivitis.

purulent ophthalmia  a form with a purulent discharge, commonly due to gonorrheal infection.

sympathetic ophthalmia  granulomatous inflammation of the uveal tract of the uninjured eye following a wound involving the uveal tract of the other eye, resulting in bilateral granulomatous inflammation of the entire uveal tract.

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ophthalmia ne·o·na·to·rum (n-n-tôrm)

n.

Any of various forms of conjunctivitis in newborns, usually contracted during birth from passage through the infected birth canal of the mother. Also called infantile purulent conjunctivitis.

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ophthalmia neonatorum

[nē′ōnətôr′əm]

a purulent conjunctivitis and keratitis of the newborn resulting from exposure of the eyes to chemical, chlamydial, bacterial, or viral agents. Chemical conjunctivitis usually occurs as a result of the instillation of silver nitrate in the eyes of a newborn to prevent a gonococcal infection. Also called neonatal conjunctivitis. See also conjunctivitis.

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ophthalmia

severe inflammation of the eye or of the conjunctiva or deeper structures of the eye.

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albinistic ophthalmia

occurs in the pseudo-albinistic fry of the Atlantic salmon; results from the bilateral exophthalmia which is inherited in the species.

contagious ophthalmia

a disease of sheep and goats caused by rickettsia (Colesiota) conjunctivae. Characterized by lacrimation, blepharospasm, keratitis and corneal opacity.

ophthalmia neonatorum

a purulent conjunctivitis occurring during the first 10 days of life, before the eyelids separate in puppies and kittens. In kittens usually caused by feline herpesvirus (rhinotracheitis).

periodic ophthalmia

a disease of horses with a causal relationship to infection wtih Leptospira spp. and possibly Onchocerca cervicalis. Manifested by recurrent attacks of photophobia, lacrimation, conjunctivitis, keratitis, hypopyon and iridocyclitis. Usually terminates in blindness.

sympathetic ophthalmia

inflammation of the uveal tract of the originally unaffected eye following a wound or disease involving the uveal tract or lens of the other eye.

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ophthalmia neonatorum

Acute neonatal conjunctivitis, neonatal conjunctivitis Ophthalmology Inflammation of the neonatal conjunctiva, often infection by N gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis; ON causes blindness in up to 4000 newborns/yr in Africa Treatment Silver nitrate, erythromycin, other antibiotics; povidone-iodine may be more effective, less costly, toxic, and may reduce ocular HIV and herpes simplex