Chlamydienerkrankungen des Auges*

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Abstract
During the past 5 yr a presumptive diagnosis of ocular chlamydial disease was made in 90 patients. The diagnosis was confirmed by different methods (Giemsa stains, Chlamydia cultures, serology, EM and histology) in 27 cases. The clinical spectrum included inclusion blennorrhea in newborns as well as inclusion conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis and sporadic trachoma in adults. Presumably, the incidence of the disease is much higher than indicated by these figures. A very high number of undiagnosed cases was suspected. These patients usually do not receive proper therapy (tetracycline or erythromycin for at least 3 wk) and their disease may run a protracted course with the risk of permanent eye damage.