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Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye or Madras eye, [4] [5] is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. [6] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the ...
"Conjunctivitis basically means inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the clear part that covers the white part of the eyes," says Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal, an associate professor of ...
Conjunctivitis. Also known as pink eye, conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the whites of the eyes (conjunctiva) from infection or allergies, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) says.
Infectious diseases. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) (also spelled acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis) is a derivative of the highly contagious conjunctivitis virus, [1] otherwise known as pink eye. Symptoms include excessively red, swollen eyes as well as subconjunctival hemorrhaging. Currently, there is no known treatment and patients ...
Brenner et al., 1988. Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (Hae) is a causative agent of acute and often purulent conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. It was discovered independently by Koch and Weeks in the 1880s. During the mid-1980s to early 1990s, a highly virulent clonal group of Haemophilus aegyptius, localized in and ...
Red, itchy, or watery eyes are common symptoms of seasonal allergies, but they're also signs of pink eye, or conjunctivitis. Here’s how to tell the difference. Red, itchy, or watery eyes are ...
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, also known as epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, is a contagious eye infection, a type of adenovirus disease caused by adenoviruses. [1] It typically presents as a conjunctivitis with a sudden onset of a painful red eye, watery discharge and feeling that something is in the eye. [3]
Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane covering the white part of the eye) due to allergy. [1] Although allergens differ among patients, the most common cause is hay fever. Symptoms consist of redness (mainly due to vasodilation of the peripheral small blood vessels), edema (swelling) of the conjunctiva ...