Conjunctivitis can occur due to bacterial or viral infection or an allergic reaction. People often refer to bacterial or viral conjunctivitis as pink eye. Infectious and allergic conjunctivitis have ...

You wake up one morning with crusty lashes. As the day goes on, your eye won’t stop itching or watering. You might chalk it up to allergies or dry eyes, but then you catch a glimpse in the mirror and ...

You can't get pink eye from a fart; infection, allergies, or irritants can cause it. Pink eye spreads when bacteria or viruses transfer from hands to eyes, often from poor handwashing. You can prevent ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., (KGET)— Pink eye has been spreading like wildfire in local schools recently, and how you treat it depends on what type it is. Dr. Puji Vithalanis, a family medicine physician at ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My entire family was recently affected by pink eye, including my mom, my nephews, my sister and even her dog! How is it so contagious? And what is it? ANSWER: Pink eye is an ...

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Pink eye strikes without warning, transforming a normal day into an uncomfortable ordeal of burning, itching and unsightly redness. While the condition eventually runs its course, waiting days or ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...