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Once you are on antibiotics for 24 hours for pink eye can you wear makeup?

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Maybe: Bacterial conjunctivitis after 24 hours, fine. Be careful, liquid mascara can become infected. Viral conjunctivitis-- not until symptoms resolve.

Dr Kanter agreed

Answered 4/27/2015

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