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

It is not normally serious, and is sometimes referred to as pink or red eye. There are three forms of conjunctivitis – bacterial, viral and allergic. This leaflet looks at bacterial and viral ...

To find the right relief for pink eye and determine whether medical treatment is necessary, you need to determine the root cause of the condition: Is it bacterial or viral? Viral pink eye symptoms ...

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Sometimes it's caused by the same types of bacteria that cause chlamydia and gonorrhea, two sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Some kinds of pinkeye are noninfectious, such as: allergic ...

"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 ...

It is not normally serious, and is sometimes referred to as pink or red eye. There are three forms of conjunctivitis – bacterial, viral and allergic. This leaflet looks at bacterial and viral ...