Pinkeye
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Summary
Conjunctivitis is the medical name for pink eye. It involves inflammation of the outer layer of the eye and inside of the eyelid. It can cause swelling, itching, burning, discharge, and redness. Causes include
- Bacterial or viral infection
- Allergies
- Substances that cause irritation
- Contact lens products, eye drops, or eye ointments
Pinkeye usually does not affect vision. Infectious pink eye can easily spread from one person to another. The infection will clear in most cases without medical care, but bacterial pinkeye needs treatment with antibiotic eye drops or ointment.
NIH: National Eye Institute
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
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Facts About Pink Eye
(National Eye Institute)
- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Diagnosis and Tests
- Dilating Eye Drops (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)
Treatments and Therapies
- Choosing Wisely When It Comes to Eye Care: Antibiotics for Pink Eye (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
Specifics
- Eye Allergies (American Academy of Ophthalmology) Also in Spanish
Images
- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) (Logical Images)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Conjunctivitis
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Children
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) in Newborns (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Teenagers
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Patient Handouts
- Allergic conjunctivitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Conjunctivitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Vernal conjunctivitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish