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In my position as pediatric ophthalmologist I see many young patients, often on an emergency basis. A few months ago, I received a call from the children hospital emergency room. A 2 week old baby presented with copious purulent discharge from her eyes that started a few days before. Her parents were distraught and quite anxious with their first baby. I immediately made the diagnosis of ophthalmia neonatorum, but was perplexed as this much discharge is usually seen as a result of gonococcal infection, which starts shortly after birth. A quick look at Wills Eye Manual & Drug Guide powered by Skyscape on my PDA refreshed my memory and displayed the option of chlamydial infection. Wills Eye Manual & Drug Guide specified how to calculate the dosage of systemic antibiotic treatment, which saved me from trying to look for it on a computer or call one of the pediatricians in ER. The mother was then referred for tests to see if she harbored this infection. Indeed, Wills Eye Manual & Drug Guide let me reach a diagnosis and formulate a treatment quickly and easily. During the ensuing days I saw the baby improving dramatically to the relief of her parents.

Eedy Mezer, MD
Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, Israel