Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Eye crust forms when mucus, oils, and debris accumulate, often during sleep.

It's helpful to know that only infectious conjunctivitis (meaning pink eye caused by viruses or bacteria) is contagious.

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

Conjunctivitis or "pink eye" occurs when the clear membrane that covers the white part of the eye gets irritated. Symptoms ...

More than 70% of UK adults report symptoms of eye strain from prolonged screen use. These symptoms, known as “digital eyestrain,” include headaches, dry eyes, blurred vision, and irritation.

leading to symptoms of conjunctivitis. This infection, also known as “pink eye,” often manifests with redness, watery discharge, itching, and irritation. The Journal of Clinical Virology ...

Their symptoms started with double conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, and turned into a fever and coughing. A few days later the teenager was admitted to intensive care after developing acute ...

Pink Eye is set in a small town in upstate New York, at a prison-like, dilapidated insane asylum where secret drug testing has gone inexplicably wrong. Patients are dying in sick and twisted ways ...