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ophthalmia neonatorum

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Noun1.ophthalmia neonatorum - ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops
ophthalmia, ophthalmitis - severe conjunctivitis


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Ophthalmia neonatorum can be serious and will be treated with some type of antibiotic eye drops.
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.
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.
 
 
 
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