Opthalmia Neonatorum

Neonatal opthalmia refers to conjunctivitis of any cause occurring within the first 4 weeks of newborn life. Gonorrhea now accounts for less than 1% of the condition, however chlamydia is responsible for 2% to 40% of cases. Ocular prophylaxis is not effective against chlamydial conjunctivitis. In this podcast we will review this potentially devastating newborn ocular condition.