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Pink Eye

Also called: Conjunctivitis
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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

Pink eye 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 pink eye needs treatment with antibiotic eye drops or ointment.

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Start Here

  • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Pink Eye From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute) Also in Spanish
  • 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)

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  • What Are Eye Allergies? (American Academy of Ophthalmology)

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  • Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) (VisualDX)

Statistics and Research

  • Eye Health Data and Statistics From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute) Also in Spanish

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Conjunctivitis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: New-onset conjunctivitis 3.5 years post SARS-CoV-2 infection in an inner-city population...
  • Article: Conjunctivitis in Adults with Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Dupilumab: An Observational...
  • Article: Real-World pharmacovigilance analysis of drug-related conjunctivitis using the FDA adverse event...
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  • National Eye Institute From the National Institutes of Health

Children

  • Pink Eye in Newborns (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

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  • Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

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  • Allergic conjunctivitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Conjunctivitis or pink eye (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Vernal conjunctivitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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Pink Eye

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

  • Allergic conjunctivitis
  • Chemosis
  • Conjunctivitis or pink eye
  • Neonatal conjunctivitis
  • Vernal conjunctivitis

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The primary NIH organization for research on Pink Eye is the National Eye Institute

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