J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1979 Sep;20(3):261-266.
The Diagnosis of Conjunctivitis
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam University, Medical School, Kvvangju, Korea.
Abstract
- The diagnosis of existence of conjunctivitis with its cardinal symptoms of hyperemia and disch arge is easy, but the differential diagnosis of the types of inflanimation frequently presents problems of considerable difficulty. Their solution depends on a careful and systemic clinical survey, reinforced by bacteriological and cytological investigation. So, the diagnosis of conjunctivitis is based on the followings: 1. History and clinical examination. 2. Gram and Wright gtains of conjunctival discharge and scrapings. 3. Culture of conjunctival discharge and scrapings. 4. Biopsy of the conjunctiva.
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