ODs can be first to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases

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Doctors may be the first clinicians to detect the presence of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) when discovering ocular manifestations associated with STDs. However, since many of the ocular manifestations of STDs can be present with other conditions, further work is required.

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