Pink may be perfect, but when it comes to eyes, it’s never a color
you want to see. Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of the
lining of the eye’s white and eyelid, and it is common, especially among
children. There are three main types: bacterial, viral and allergic,
says Joshua Davidson OD, FAAO, FSLS, optometrist with Williamson Eye
Center.
“Bacterial presents with a typical kind of crusty, matting of the eyelids. You tend to get this white yellow discharge,” Dr. Davidson says. Bacterial pink eye is an infection and would be treated with antibiotic eye drops. These take about 24 hours to get in the system and start working, and bacterial pink eye resolves between three and ten days. “As soon as symptoms appear, and as long as the eye is weeping, you’re contagious,” Dr. Davidson says.
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“Bacterial presents with a typical kind of crusty, matting of the eyelids. You tend to get this white yellow discharge,” Dr. Davidson says. Bacterial pink eye is an infection and would be treated with antibiotic eye drops. These take about 24 hours to get in the system and start working, and bacterial pink eye resolves between three and ten days. “As soon as symptoms appear, and as long as the eye is weeping, you’re contagious,” Dr. Davidson says.
Read the rest on the Baton Rouge Parents Magazine website.