Optometrist Jo Lindley, of Leightons Opticians warned conjunctivitis in adults can often arise at the same time that flu, ...

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

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 ...

Additionally, bacterial conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis have different symptoms and treatments. Jo highlighted that the viral disease typically creates “thin and watery” discharge from ...

Wearing contact lenses may be painful with dry eyes. The main symptom of bacterial conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is redness in the eye. Other symptoms may include discharge, itching ...

As such, unlike other types of conjunctivitis, such as viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis is not contagious and cannot spread to others.

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 ...

Parts of North Queensland have received almost two meters of rain since the weekend, causing flash and riverine flooding that ...