Editor’s note: This article, originally published on May 6, 2011, has been republished to include website enhancements. Making a definitive diagnosis for a pediatric patient presenting with ...

Follicular conjunctivitis is an eye infection. People also call it pinkeye. It is usually mild and self-limiting, meaning it tends to go away on its own. Bacteria or viruses can cause follicular ...

Viral and bacterial pink eye share symptoms, like redness of the eye and swelling, but viral infections typically cause a watery discharge, while bacterial infections result in a thicker, pus-like ...

Conjunctivitis is an eye disease that has been described since antiquity. Ancient Roman oculists, the eye physicians of the time, prescribed remedies such as vinegar lotions and copper oxide for its ...