A 10-year study of cultures obtained between 1994 and 2003 from patients with bacterial conjunctivitis found a threefold increase in resistance to ciprofloxacin for gram-positive pathogens (11.7% to ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

For bacterial pink eye, antibiotics are prescribed to help clear the infection more quickly. But it’s possible for the condition to persist or return. Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is a common eye ...

Pathogens associated with acute infectious conjunctivitis varied among regions, a cross-sectional study showed. Among 52 patients from four sites in the U.S. and one in Israel, RNA deep sequencing ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatricians often face the challenge of diagnostic accuracy in conjunctivitis cases. Compared with the common ...

Eye experts warn that common conditions like pink eye, viral conjunctivitis and fungal infections can spread rapidly in ...

There are four types of pink eye: bacterial, viral, allergic, and irritative. Cold compresses are a great way to soothe the irritation caused by a virus or allergies. Warm compresses loosen up dried ...

Early indicators of pink eye include redness, irritation, and increased tear production, possibly accompanied by itchiness or a gritty sensation in the affected eye or eyes. Pink eye symptoms can vary ...

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, a thin tissue that lines the inside of your eyelids and covers the white part of the eyes. The conjunctiva keeps your eyeballs moist ...

This article was medically reviewed by Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine. Pink eye is a catch-all term for ...

Fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum, bactericidal anti-infective agents with potent balanced activity against gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens. 14,45 Fluoroquinolones are ...