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A focused history can help make a definitive diagnosis. Important questions to ask in the history are shown in Table 2. Conjunctivitis accounts for over 25% of all eye complaints seen in the general practice setting, and can be allergic, viral or bacterial.1 Allergic conjunctivitis is usually bilateral and accompanied by itch and a history of ...
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