Pink Eye Symptoms

Conjunctivitis also known as Pink Eye condition is the conjunctiva inflammation. It can be produced by viruses, allergy or bacteria and it presents some common expressions (photophobia, tearing and redness) and other subsidiaries of its cause (bleary morning in infectious distended lymph nodes in the viral itching of allergic, etc.), lasting from one to three weeks.

The conjunctiva inflammation can happen due to mold, allergic reaction to dust, animal dander or pollen. There are also other agents responsible for irritation such as dust, wind, smoke and other types of agents that generate air pollution.

Pink Eye condition may last out for months or years. Bacterial infection is one of the responsible agents for conjunctivitis. Infection can be caused by many types of bacteria. Watery green or yellow discharge, sinus congestion and runny nose are some of the Pink Eye symptoms in bacterial conjunctivitis.

Pink Eye Symptoms The most common symptom is redness of the conjunctiva, especially at the edges of the eyes. It is accompanied by an increased secretion (the child wakes up with his eye glued). Sometimes, it can cause discomfort in the eye but generally very mild. Very often, in addition to conjunctivitis, the child has cold symptoms such as cough and rhinorrhea ("runny nose").

Conjunctivitis caused by infectivity, viruses and bacteria, is more common in winter months.

In allergic conjunctivitis, the most striking symptom is itchy eyes. The conjunctiva is red and swollen and sometimes there are visible fluid-filled sacs. Allergic conjunctivitis is more common in older children with a history of other allergic diseases like asthma, and appears mainly in spring and autumn.