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A 23-year-old female asked:

Had conjunctivitis, on my last day of chloramphenicol eye drops. today i've woken up and my eyes are burning and gone pink again. what could cause it?

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Dr. Tanya Russo
Dr. Tanya Russoanswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Allergy?: One possibility is that you are allergic to one of the components in the eye drop itself.
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