Kuniyoshi Kanai, Meredith Whiteside, Michel Wong, Tammy La, Maryam Nassiri, Sam Lee, Sze Kei Yeung, Adrienne Coulter, Kevin Ruder, Cindi Chen, David Liu, Thomas Abraham, Armin Hinterwirth, Thomas M Lietmanb, Thuy Doan, Gerami D Seitzman
SIGNIFICANCE: Acute infectious conjunctivitis poses significant challenges to eye care providers. It can be highly transmissible and as etiology is often presumed, correct treatment and management can be difficult. This study utilizes unbiased deep sequencing to identify causative pathogens of infectious conjunctivitis, potentially allowing for improved approaches to diagnosis and management. PURPOSES: To identified associated pathogens of acute infectious conjunctivitis in a single ambulatory eye care center...
March 7, 2023: Optometry and Vision Science: Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry