Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is an infection that causes inflammation of your conjunctiva, a thin membrane that lines the inner surface of your eyelids and the white part of the eyeball.

Viral and bacterial pink eye, both highly contagious, cause similar symptoms like redness, swelling, and discharge, but they differ in their causes and duration. Viral pink eye is often linked to ...

Antibiotics may help treat pink eye due to a bacterial infection. They are ineffective in treating the viral and allergic forms of pink eye. Pinkeye, sometimes called conjunctivitis, does not always ...

Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday. More than two-thirds of U.S. children and ...