"Viral conjunctivitis lasts a few days to a week," says Epling, while bacterial pink eye may last until it's treated with drops or ointment, "but should then resolve in a few days." Allergic ...

Pink eye, which can make the white part of one or both of your eyes look red or pink, may also cause sticky discharge. Viruses, bacteria, or allergens can cause pink eye. Viral and bacterial pink ...

Most pink eye (conjunctivitis) viruses and bacteria can live on surfaces or fabric for up to 2 days, although some viruses can even live on surfaces for as long as 8 weeks. Most bacteria cannot ...

Bacterial conjunctivitis usually gets better in 2 to 5 days but can take up to 2 weeks to go away. Doctors treat this type of conjunctivitis with antibiotics. If you have conjunctivitis due to ...

As we go through the cold and flu season, a common eye issue is also becoming more noticeable. That's according to ...

Now, there are a lot of disease-causing germs out there. Meet bacterial conjunctivitis, or, as you may know it, pink eye: the pus-producing, eye-burning infection. Say you go to the bathroom and ...

The risk of vancomycin resistance is minimal. Bacterial conjunctivitis is a self-limiting infection that does not require treatment for resolution, but topical antibiotics can speed resolution to ...

Viral conjunctivitis starts with one eye and spreads to the other and can occur with symptoms of flu and respiratory infections. On the other hand, bacterial conjunctivitis is associated with ...