Pink eye (viral conjunctivitis)
A highly contangious condition in which the eyeball and inside eyelids become inflamed.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 32-year old asked:
What's the difference between viral conjunctivitis and pink eye?
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A 33-year old female asked:
What, if any, are the differences between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye)? How does someone know which kind they have? Does it always require a Dr. visit or can it be treated at home?
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A member asked:
My 7 month old recently had URTI today I noticed pink left eye. Could this be viral conjunctivitis?there's no greenish nor yellowish discharge. what's the remedy?
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A 17-year old female asked:
One of my eyes got a little red but only half of it. I had viral conjunctivitis on march but on both eyes. What could it be?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Both my eyes so red and teary from the past week. Can't focus on anything for more than a second. Is it really viral conjunctivitis?
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A 32-year old male asked:
My 2 year old daughter has suffered from severe viral conjunctivitis now she is unable to open her eyes due to light sensivity , how can I help her?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it okay for me to take antibiotic eye drops if I have viral conjunctivitis?
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A 40-year old asked:
Could marijuana prevent my eye infected with viral conjunctivitis from healing?
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A 42-year old asked:
Very itchy, dry, sore eyes; allergic conjunctivitis or something viral?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What's the difference between viral conjunctivitis and keratitis? I'm afraid I have keratitis. My eye is red, light sensitive, teary and blurry
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A 35-year old female asked:
My eyes are watery. I see some oily substances on my iris (inside tear film) and they move up when I blink. Sometime it was uncomfortable and I needed to wash my eyes to clear it up but it come back shortly. Is this viral conjunctivitis?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I am experiencing itchy eyes, bloodshot eyes (side: one eye only) and eyelid swelling. Looks like a have viral conjunctivitis. What eye drop I need?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Is viral pink eye contageous?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can viral pink eye be spread from the liquid in one eye to the other?
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A 70-year old female asked:
What is an opthamologist looking for to confirm viral pink eye is gone and its now safe to wear your contacts?
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A member asked:
I had viral pink eye and was diagnosed with adenovirus. My husband caught it, and I am almost 100 percent better. Can i catch it back from him?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I have had viral pink eye in one eye for six days. It has now spread to my other eye. Can I expect the same amount of time for the new eye to heal.
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me how I could clear up viral pink eye fast?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My son had viral pink eye and eventually his sister got it. Is it possible for him to get it from her again or not because it was viral?
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A 31-year old male asked:
1year3month old boy had a viral pink eye 6month back.cured in 2 days.came back today again after 6 months.is it OK?or any other possibility
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A 19-year old female asked:
Did I get diagnosed wrong? I have pink eye with bright green snot coming out of my eyes constantly, and they are treating it as if its viral and not b
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I tell if I have viral or bacterial pink eye?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How avoid 100% or almost pink eye(viral and bacterial)?
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A 36-year old male asked:
How do you know if you have viral pink eye or bacterial ?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have pink eye and i know it's viral. What can I do at home to get rid of it?
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A 39-year old asked:
What type of pink eye do I have? Viral or bacterial, but how do you tell the difference?
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A member asked:
Is it possible to get pink eye twice in the same year? I wasn't sure if it was bacterial or viral when i got it during the summer.
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A 26-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with viral pink eye. It seemed like it was getting better ( less tearing, less red, less itching). But now it seems like the itching a?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can I use naphcon a to relieve viral pink eye?
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A female asked:
I have had pink eye for over three weeks. It's viral. can crying worsen the infection? It seems to have gotten worse the mornjng after crying.
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