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Healthy Eyes, Healthy Life- What is Conjunctivitis.
The diagnosis of conjunctivitis is made in a patient with a red eye and discharge only if the vision is normal and there is no evidence of keratitis, iritis, or angle-closure glaucoma. Warning signs for alternative conditions that should prompt evaluation by an ophthalmologist are discussed above. Distinguishing between types Distinguishing between bacterial, viral and […]
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)- Symptoms Causes
●Causes – Conjunctivitis may be infectious (bacterial or viral) or noninfectious (allergic, toxic, dryness, and others). Most infectious conjunctivitis is probably viral; bacterial conjunctivitis is more common in children than in adults. ●Diagnosis – The diagnosis of conjunctivitis is made in a patient with a red eye and discharge only if the vision is normal […]