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What is conjunctivitis?
There are two main types of conjunctivitis, acute bacterial conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis has a duration of 10-14 days.

What are the symptoms of conjuctivitis?
The symptoms of conjunctivitis include:

  • itching and burning eyes
  • copious tearing
  • sensation of foreign body in eye
  • mucopurulent drainage
  • enlargement of lymph nodes in front of ear
  • eyes very sensitive to light

What should I do?
In general you should wash your hands frequently. Do not rub your eyes, as this will aggravate your condition. Do not share wash cloths or pillows. Use a clean wash cloth. Change your pillowcase daily. Do not wear contact lens. Discard your eye make-up, because it is probably contaminated. Resume wearing eye make-up only after the conjunctivitis has resolved.

Go to Health Services for an evaluation. If you are prescribed eye drops, do not share them. To instill the eye drops, depress the lower lid to form a sac. Instill drops into the lower part of the eye nearest the nose. Avoid touching the bottle tip to the eye.

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