Although pinkeye gets the reputation for being most prevalent in children, you may be surprised to know that it effects thousands of adults each year as well. So, what is this common infection and how can it be treated? All of these questions and more will be answered in the following paragraphs. Let’s start with the [...]
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Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye
November 1st, 2009 by Aakash Shah
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation, redness, edema, swelling, hypervascularization, discharge, or infection of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the clear, very thin protective membrane that covers the white sclera of the eye and the inside of the eyelids. The conjunctiva can easily become infected, red, and swollen. Conjunctivitis is more common in children, but can occur [...]
An introduction to pink eye
October 31st, 2009 by Aakash Shah
Conjunctivitis has various symptoms such as pink eye, burning, stinging, irritation and pain, among which pink eye is the most obvious and common one. As a result, conjunctivitis is always called pink eye for short. Pink eye can occur in both the young and adults. Contagious pink eye spread through coughing, sneezing, communal settings etc… [...]