Infective Conjunctivitis – Its Pathogenesis, Management and Complications

The aims of this chapter are to briefly discuss infective conjunctivitis, its subtypes and its treatment. Other forms of conjunctivitis will also be considered and discussed in this chap‐ ter, namely, neonatal conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis in the immunocompromised. A compre‐ hensive assessment of the various treatments of conjunctivitis will also be discussed. Conjunctivitis is a term broadly used to describe an inflammation of the conjunctiva. Con‐ junctivitis may be split into four main aspects; bacterial, viral, allergic and irritant. Infective conjunctivitis, namely bacterial and viral will be discussed in this chapter in details.