-OVERVIEW OF CONJUNCTIVITIS- Conjunctivitis is the medical term for a condition which is more commonly known to the general public as Pink Eye. In some cases this condition is caused by allergies, but in most instances its cause is rooted in a viral infection. Some of the viruses which can cause conjunctivitis are extraordinarily contagious. ...
Do you suffer from itchy eyes? Even though rubbing your eyes to relieve the itch will only make the symptoms worse, it can be hard to keep your hands away. The more you rub the more irritated and red your eyes become. It’s a vicious cycle that can leave your eyes appearing as if you’ve ...
Pink eye is a less technical term for a condition known as conjunctivitis, where the membrane the lines your eyeball and eyelid is inflamed or infected. Pink eye is highly contagious; children are often sent home from school with the affliction. Pink eye results from a bacterial or a viral infection, and it may crop ...
Pink eye can be a pretty annoying problem. Whether your case of pink eye won’t go away or you keep getting it over and over again, there may be a number of different explanations. Although you may not even realize it, there are a number of different objects that you may be touching or using ...
We’ve all been there, either as a child, as a parent or as a patient ourselves. You wake up one morning and find a bit of goo oozing from your eye. The eye is pink and maybe itchy. After cleansing the eye thoroughly, you wash your hands (after all, you don’t want to spread those ...
Dogs, like their human companions, can suffer from a variety of eye diseases and conditions. These conditions can be congenital-meaning they are present from birth, or they can be due to old age, as well as viral, bacterial and fungal infections. Understanding some of the common canine eye diseases is important for owners of dogs ...
Most patients assume that if they have red, irritated, or teary eyes that they have an eye infection commonly called “pink eye”, but is it really an infection or could it be something else? What Is Pink Eye? “Pink eye” is a non-medical, common term, used to describe the medical disease conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is the ...
I have used tea tree oil for years to treat various maladies. The strangest affliction, I’ve ever used it for is pink eye. When a friend suggested that I use the oil for pink eye, I was very skeptical. To my knowledge, tea tree oil is a caustic substance, and is for external use only. ...
With the cold and flu season upon us, there is a common ailment many children might pick up at their local daycare center. That ailment is called pink eye, and there are several ways you can tell if your child has pink eye. This article will explain the symptoms you should look for when determining ...
Pink is a color of femininity. For that reason alone, it is not at all surprising that many women enjoy wearing the color pink when it comes to makeup. Unfortunately, it can be very challenging to wear pink eye shadow. Since pink eye shadow can match clothing and can look amazing when applied the right ...
