Causes
Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
What is Pink Eye/Conjunctivitis?
The coloring that gives the infection its nickname.
What is (very) pink or red?
If you wear these, your (eye) doctor may recommend that you not wear them while infected.
What are contact lenses?
Pink eye is common in this age group.
What is young kids?
The condition can either be _________ or _________.
What is infectious or noninfectious?
True or False: Pink eye can affect both eyes.
What is true?
True or False: If a virus is causing conjunctivitis, antibiotic drops will help.
What is false?
True or False: Pink eye is a minor infection.
What is true?
Caused by allergic reaction.
What is allergic conjunctivitis?
Itchiness and tearing are common with this conjunctivitis.
What is allergic?
Because this hangs out on beauty products, avoid using testers at makeup counters.
What is bacteria?
Pink eye that is caused by this can spread to others as soon as symptoms appear.
What is bacteria?
Caused by anything that irritates the eyes, such as air pollution or chlorine in pools.
What is irritant conjunctivitis?
The discharge associated with this type of conjunctivitis is watery.
What is viral?
These don't hurt, but they may cause a brief stinging sensation.
What are eye drops?
When you have pink eye, often there's some _______ from the eye.
What is discharge?
It's also possible for the same types of bacteria that cause ____ to cause conjunctivitis.
What are STDs?
When you wake up in the morning with pink eye, this may happen to you.
What is eyelids stuck together?
This kind of conjunctivitis is usually treated with prescription antibiotic drops or ointment.
What is bacterial?
The infectious kind is often caused by the same bacteria that causes other infections. Name one of these infections.
What is ear infection/sinus infection/sore throat?