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[When should eye infection be suspected?].

J Royer·A Pospisil
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During simple inspection of an inflamed eye it is often difficult to diagnose an infection. However, infection must be suspected, notably in cases with facilitating factors. Eye infection requires management by specialists to prevent complications which might endanger vision.

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BlepharitisConjunctivitisCorneaEye InfectionsHumansXerophthalmiaEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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J Royer, A Pospisil. 1992-04-15. [When should eye infection be suspected?].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1621051/

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