The studied group of patients showed that the common cause of the chronic conjunctivitis were bacteria, but predominantly Chlamydia trachomatis. In most cases Chlamydia infection occurred bilaterally. The majority of patients had eye Chlamydia infection associated with genital Chlamydia infection. There was no statistically significant difference in the presence of the disease regarding gender.
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