What are the most common eye diseases in kids?
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What are the most common eye diseases in kids?
3 doctors weighed in
David Miller
Family Medicine
In brief:
Pink eye
Far and away, the most common eye disease in kids is viral conjuctivitis, commonly known as "pink eye" because the eye is red and inflamed.
Other common eye diseases might be myopia (near-sightedness) and other inflammatory diseases such as a stye or a chalazion.
In brief:
Pink eye
Far and away, the most common eye disease in kids is viral conjuctivitis, commonly known as "pink eye" because the eye is red and inflamed.
Answer assisted by David Miller, Medical Student
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Dr. Michael Mund
Ophthalmology
In brief:
Conjunctivitis
Red eyes, usually conjunctiviis fro viral infection.
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