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Will penicillin or potassium help heal pink eye?

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Pink eye: Pink eye or a bacterial conjunctivitis is usually treated with antibiotic eye drops. Other forms of non-infective red eye are treated with other types of eye drops.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 8/16/2012

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No: Neither have any value in this process.

Dr Juchau agreed

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