Keratoconjunctivitis, Epidemic: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, EKC, pink eye, adenoviral conjunctivitis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Ahmed Bawazeer, MBChB, FRCS(C), Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Uveitis and Cornea, Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Bawazeer, MBChB, FRCS(C) is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology
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William Hodge, MD, Fellowship Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Canada
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