Pink eye

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 infectionAllergies Substances that cause irritationContact lens products, eye drops, or eye ointmentsPinkeye 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

Disease Alternative Name

pinkeye

conjunctivitis

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Dr. Arun Bali

General Practice

Painful red eye

A 34 y/o/m complains of pain and redness in the right eye from past few days. There is no discharge from the eye and his vision is normal. PMH- He had pink eye which resolved quickly and was not painful. No other relevant medical history. ...See More

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Dr. Gaurav Kalra

Internal Medicine (Ayurveda)

Herpes zoster opthalmicus

40yrs male with c/c severe headache right half since 5 days. Few ?vesicular rash over right side of forehead With mild ...See More

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Dr. Manorama Rajan

Neurology

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Dr. Rama Chauhan

General Practice

a 62 year old female presented with pink eye.. it got infected from some infected person already. It's been 2 days of using ofloxacin drops. she also have thick nasal discharge and tenderness in neck/throat area. what is the diagnosis to s...See More

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