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Conjunctivitis – Conjunctivitis

Causes

The most common of all conjunctivitis is the viral conjunctivitis and can cause eye redness, itching, Burning, and foreign body feeling. It is often caused by adenoviruses. Other possible causative agent is the Herpes, for example, simplex and varicella-Zoster Virus.

The bacterial Conjunctivitis is rare and is usually caused by bacteria that live on human skin and through contaminated eye Make-up or other products in the eye. Rare chlamydia or gonorrhea infections can cause conjunctivitis.

A allergic Conjunctivitis is caused due to an allergic reaction. Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (hay fever conjunctivitis) and a perennial (year-round) allergic conjunctivitis, the most common types of an allergic reaction, the eyes are.

Symptoms

Redness of the eye
Light sensitivity
Sandy Sensation, Foreign Body Sensation
Itching or Burning in the eye
Swollen Eyelids
Vaginal discharge (watery in the case of a viral infection, thick and yellow-green in the case of bacterial infection)
Lacrimation Increased
Eye pain
Vaginal discharge (watery in the case of a viral infection, thick and yellow-green in the case of bacterial infection)

History

The time course of viral conjunctivitis is similar to the case of infections of the upper respiratory tract, where the worst symptoms occur after three to five days, and after seven to fourteen days to subside. These types of infectious conjunctivitis are highly contagious and can be transmitted easily from person to person.

Bacterial conjunctivitis usually resolves without treatment within two to five days, however, it can be a treatment is necessary.