viral conjunctivitis

Viral conjunctivitis usually runs its course in one to two weeks.

Outbreaks of viral conjunctivitis are common among young children in play groups, day care and school.

Viral conjunctivitis can also be spread through swimming pools.

The most common cause of viral conjunctivitis is adenoviruses.

Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis are very contagious, so wash your hands frequently while you wait for it to clear up.

Like viral conjunctivitis, it usually affects only one eye but may spread easily to the other eye.

For unknown reasons, viral conjunctivitis, which is highly contagious, has also been exceedingly common this spring.

Because it is not caused by bacteria, viral conjunctivitis does not respond to antibiotics.

Viral conjunctivitis is often associated with an infection of the upper respiratory tract, a common cold, and/or a sore throat.

She withdrew from the 2001 Goodwill Games due to blurred vision in her left eye caused by viral conjunctivitis.

Viral conjunctivitis can be highly contagious.

Some viral conjunctivitis do not require antibiotics but can be highly contagious, others can be destructive.

Scott Mitchell spent Saturday night in Cleveland Clinic with viral conjunctivitis, an infection of his left eye.

Viral conjunctivitis ("pink eye")

Pain and pressure of the ear caused by a middle ear infection (Otitis media) and the reddening of the eye caused by viral Conjunctivitis are often associated with upper respiratory infections.

In the Review of Optometry 2002 Clinical Guide to Ophthalmic Drugs, Melton and Thomas present an "off-label" use of Betadine 5% solution to treat viral conjunctivitis.

However, in one study, though povidone iodine 1.25% ophthalmic solution was as effective as neomycin-polymyxin B-gramicidin for treating bacterial conjunctivitis and was somewhat more effective against Chlamydia, it was judged ineffective against viral conjunctivitis.

In 2001, a stir was created when an ophthalmologist published anecdotal evidence that a brief povidone iodine eye wash in patients known to be suffering from viral conjunctivitis successfully helped to resolve the malady far faster than observation and supportive therapy alone.

Viral conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, shows a fine, diffuse pinkness of the conjunctiva, which is easily mistaken for the ciliary injection of iritis, but there are usually corroborative signs on microscopy, particularly numerous lymphoid follicles on the tarsal conjunctiva, and sometimes a punctate keratitis.