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Pinkeye
Also called: Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is the medical name for pinkeye. It can cause swelling, itching, burning, discharge and redness of the protective membrane that lines the eyelids and covers exposed areas of the white of the eye. 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
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- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pink Eye: Usually Mild and Easy to Treat(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Overviews
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Conjunctivitis: What Is Pink Eye?(American Academy of Ophthalmology)
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Specific Conditions
- Allergic Conjunctivitis(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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- Eye Allergies(American Academy of Ophthalmology)
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- Trachoma(Merck & Co., Inc.)
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- Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)(Logical Images)
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- Eye Redness(DSHI Systems)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Conjunctivitis(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Conjunctivitis
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Children
- Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) in Newborns(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pinkeye(Nemours Foundation)
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)(Nemours Foundation)
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- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)(Nemours Foundation)
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- Allergic conjunctivitis
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- Vernal conjunctivitis
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