If the whites of your child’s eyes are red, with or without a yellow discharge, the answer is “Yes, it is conjunctivitis.” But there are many different causes of conjunctivitis, and the treatment for each is different. Not all conjunctivitis requires the attention of a physician, and conjunctivitis is almost never an emergency. Conjunctivitis is [...]
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My daughter’s eye is pink, oozy and she says it itches. What is it?
Sounds like she may have conjunctivitis. The word “conjunctivitis” refers to swelling (or inflammation) of the invisible covering of the eyeball. Not all conjunctivitis is caused by bacterial infection. Other causes include: Virus infections Environmental allergies Irritation from small objects that get in the eye (In babies) narrow tear ducts Eyelid lump, or stye (sometimes [...]