RS 40:1085.1: Ophthalmia neonatorum defined
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- TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- SUBPART C. PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS FROM OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Any eye condition of any infant, in which there is any inflammation, swelling, or redness in one or both eyes, with or without any unnatural discharge from the eye or eyes, occurring within two weeks after the birth of the infant, shall be known as ophthalmia neonatorum, independent of the nature of the infection.
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