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Need doctor's help! what do eye doctors do when looking for infection?
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Begins with the...: history. Sometimes information like contact lens wear, trauma, access to debris in the eye etc can give information on what type of infection it may be. Then evaluation of the eye through a slit lamp can help with the diagnosis. If there is a significant infection like a corneal ulcer, sometimes a culture of the eye will be taken to give a definitive diagnosis for proper treatment. Good luck!
Answered 5/26/2015
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