With several UK festivals, including Glastonbury, only a few weeks away, doctors warn that a contagious infection is set to spread at events ...

Conjunctivitis is usually treated locally, directly on the affected conjunctiva. Eye drops or ointments are applied to the ...

1. Viral and Bacterial Infections: These are the primary culprits behind infectious conjunctivitis, with viruses being the most common cause. Bacterial conjunctivitis often presents with purulent ...

Children spread viral conjunctivitis through direct contact with eye secretions or by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching their eyes. The highly contagious nature of viral ...

Pink eye - also known as conjunctivitis - is an eye infection that happens when the thin outer membrane of the eye, called the conjunctiva, becomes infected and inflamed. "It's the most common ...

Pink Eye in Newborns With neonatal conjunctivitis (sometimes also known as ophthalmia neonatorum), newborn babies' eyes may be infected during vaginal delivery. This infection can happen if the ...

Infectious conjunctivitis, or pink eye, is one of the most common eye infections. It happens when blood vessels in the conjunctiva, the thin outermost membrane surrounding your eyeball ...

Conjunctivitis is an eye infection that typically affects young children. It consists of the inflammation of the white part of your eye and inner eyelids, called the conjunctiva. Although its ...

efforts to reduce overtreatment of acute infectious conjunctivitis are warranted.” ...

Researchers evaluated the frequency of topical antibiotic treatment and its association with subsequent healthcare use among commercially insured children with acute infectious conjunctivitis in ...

According to the Ministry of Health’s weekly infectious disease bulletin for the week ended July 8, polyclinics logged an average of 63 cases of acute conjunctivitis daily, up from 36 a day ...