What are signs of pink eye?

Conjunctivitis: Red eyes, grainy sensation when closing and opening lids, discharge onto lids, itchy sensation, pain.

Pink eye: Most common is a pink eye with mucous and eyelashes sticking together especially on awakening. The eyelids can swell and there can be a slight blur in vision but should not be dramatic change. Can also be associated with an upper respiratory infection.

Eye exam: Conjunctivitis is either allergic or infectious and is diagnosed by a combination of symptoms of itching, burning, redness, weeping along with physical findings of dilated blood vessels, mucous membrane inflammatory patterns, and discharge pattern. Sometimes there is swollen lymph node in front of the ear. Pink eye typically refers to viral conjunctivitis and exhibits exaggerated symptoms.