“How can you tell if you have pink eye?”
I am a 17 year old male. I think I have pink eye. How can you tell if you have pink eye?
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OphthalmologistOphthalmologist
See your optometrist if you are unsure. Go in right away. If you have a red eye and discharge or blurry vision, you may have an infection
Eye red sore and a yellowish discharge. Very contagious. See eyecare professional
The diagnosis is made by a physician
A watery red eye that is also itchy and that spreads to the other eye can be viral conjunctivitis. A red eye with goopy greenish yellow discharge is typically a bacterial conjunctivitis. Both are forms of pink eye and both can spread to other people.
Typical course of infection is 7-14 days.
Typical course of infection is 7-14 days.
It looks pink and you feel itch and watery
Viral infection resolved on its own. You won’t have yellow discharge classically seen in bacterial infections.
