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ophthalmia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ophthalmitis |
| Type of | conjunctivitis, pinkeye |
| Has types | ophthalmia neonatorum |
Examples of ophthalmia
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Hannibal's sight was lost in his right eye in 217 B.C. by what was likely ophthalmia.
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Braille's other eye went blind because of sympathetic ophthalmia.
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Also called granular conjunctivitis and Egyptian ophthalmia, it is the leading cause of infectious blindness in the world.
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Jenner contributed papers on angina pectoris, ophthalmia and valvular disease of the heart and commented on cowpox.
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Moving on to ophthalmia neonatorum, a gonococcal infection in infants, he achieved the first recorded cure with penicillin, on November 25, 1930.
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Her training there was cut short when in November 1849 she contracted a serious infection in her right eye, purulent ophthalmia, from a baby she was treating.
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- Severe conjunctivitis
- Ophthalmia (also called Ophthalmitis) is inflammation of the eye. It is a medical sign which may be indicative of various conditions, including sympathetic ophthalmia (inflammation of both eyes following trauma to one eye), ophthalmia neonatorum (a form of bacterial conjunctivitis), and actinic ...
- Inflammation of the eyeball or its mucous membrane
