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Conjunctivitis, also known as "pink eye," is an inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye. The conjunctiva is the membrane that lines the inside of the eye and also a thin membrane that covers the actual eye.
Symptoms may include:
- itchy, irritated eyes
- thin drainage (usually seen with viral or allergic causes)
- sneezing and runny nose (usually seen with allergic causes)
- stringy discharge from the eyes (usually seen with allergic causes)
- thick, green drainage (usually seen with bacterial causes)
- ear infection (usually seen with bacterial causes)
- lesion with a crusty appearance (usually seen with herpes infection)
- eyes that are matted together in the morning
- swelling of the eyelids
- redness of the conjunctiva
- discomfort when the child looks at a light
- burning in the eyes
Causes may include:
- bacteria:
- staphylococcus aureus
- haemophilus influenza
- streptococcus pneumoniae
- neisseria gonorrhea
- chlamydia trachomatis
- viruses:
- adenoviruses
- herpes virus
- chemicals (seen mostly in the newborn period after the use of medicine in the eye to prevent other problems)
- allergies
Treatment may include:
- antibiotic eye drops
- viral causes
- medication
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