Bacterial conjunctivitis

November 17th, 2011 by sa | Posted in General |

Pink eye can occur in adults, but most often affects young children through epidemics that spread rapidly in classrooms and day care centers. Bacterial pink eye symptoms:
This affects both eyes
Pink or red eyes
Pain in your eye
Feels like there is something in the eye
Causes a moderate to heavy discharge which maybe yellow or greenish in color.
Bacterial conjunctivitis due to common pyogenic (pus-producing) bacteria causes marked grittiness/irritation and a stringy, opaque, greyish or yellowish mucopurulent discharge that may cause the lids to stick together, especially after sleep. Another symptom that could be caused by bacterial conjunctivitis is severe crusting of the infected eye and the surrounding skin. However, contrary to popular belief, discharge is not essential to the diagnosis.