Conjunctivitis
Overview
Conjunctivitis is an eye condition caused by infection or allergies. It usually gets better in a couple of weeks without treatment.
Symptoms
Conjunctivitis is also known as red or pink eye. It usually affects both eyes and makes them: redburn or feel grittyproduce pus that sticks to lashesitchwater
Treatment
There are things you can do to help ease the symptoms of conjunctivitis. Wash your eyelids with clean water. Boil the water and let it cool down, then gently wipe your eyelashes with a clean cotton wool pad to clean off crusts (1 piece for each eye).Hold a cold flannel on your eyes for a few minutes to cool them down. Do not wear contact lenses until your eyes are better. Treatment will depend on the cause of your conjunctivitis. If it's a bacterial infection, you might be prescribedantibiotics. But these will not work if it's caused by a virus (viral conjunctivitis) or an allergy. Some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause conjunctivitis. This type takes longer to get better.