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Abstract

Objective: To find out the incidence ofmicrobial keratitis in patients with red eyes. Design: randomized prospective study. Period: 07 months ranging from1st Jun 2001 to 31 Dec 2001. Place of study: Eye Department, Military H st ospital, Rawalpindi. Results: Out of 857patients with red eye 32 cases were found to have Microbial Keratitis (3%). Conclusion: Preventive aspects of ocularinfection should be taught to the people, like, proper washing of eyes, wearing of protective glasses. Patients comingwith ophthalmic problems, i.e., red eye, photophobia, irritation and watering to the general practitioner should bereferred as soon as possible to the ophthalmology department.