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To the Editor: In his review of the red eye (Aug. 3 issue),¹ Leibowitz makes one point that I would like to challenge. He states that the discharge that characterizes viral conjunctivitis is watery and that the discharge that characterizes bacterial conjunctivitis is purulent or mucopurulent (what is the difference?) and mats the lid on awakening. It seems to me that Leibowitz perpetuates a well-entrenched myth that has little, if any, scientific basis.

It is hard to imagine why a viral inflammatory process should differ in character from a bacterial inflammatory process. Certainly, in cases of pharyngitis or cases of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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