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Pinkeye-Check Your Symptoms More
Published: 8 years, 10 month(s) ago by Annette Estes | permalink
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This tool will help you check symptoms of pinkeye.
Tags: pinkeye, eye, eyelid, conjunctivitis, redness, swelling, itchy

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/pinkeye-check-your-symptoms ^[1]

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Conjunctivitis More
Published: 8 years, 10 month(s) ago by BBUTSW | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/conjunctivitis ^[2]

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Think You Might Have an Eye Infection? More
Published: 8 years, 10 month(s) ago by Mozart Dorna | permalink
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What you should do if you have any eye infection. Plus: how to avoid getting one.
Tags: eye infections bacterial fungal viral acanthamoeba keratitis prevention causes symptoms treatments eye herpes ocular endophthalmitis corneal transplants surface damage cornea antibiotics medications eye drops eyedrops antiviral medicine

For further reading: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-infections.htm ^[3]

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Pink, itchy eyes? More
Published: 8 years, 10 month(s) ago by Celeron 370 | permalink
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Pink eye spreads easily. Know when to seek treatment, and how to prevent it.
Tags: CDC Features, conjunctivitis, pink eye, viral conjunctivitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, itchy eyes, allergies, pinkeye

For further reading: http://www.cdc.gov/features/conjunctivitis/ ^[4]

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Conjunctivitis. Treatment and symptoms of conjuctivitis. | Patient More
Published: 8 years, 10 month(s) ago by Lisa Spenner | permalink
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The term conjunctivitis refers to inflammation of the conjunctiva; associated corneal involvement gives rise to keratoconjunctivitis and eyelid involvement...
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For further reading: http://patient.info/doctor/conjunctivitis ^[5]

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BBUTSW, Celeron 370, Mozart Dorna, Annette Estes, Lisa Spenner

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1. http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/pinkeye-check-your-symptoms

2. http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/conjunctivitis

3. http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-infections.htm

4. http://www.cdc.gov/features/conjunctivitis/

5. http://patient.info/doctor/conjunctivitis