Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)


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Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)


Illustration of healthy conjunctiva compared to conjunctivitis

Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) is redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface.

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Primary Medical Reviewer William M. Green, MD

- Emergency Medicine
Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD

- Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Donald Sproule, MDCM, CCFP

- Family Medicine
Last Updated December 13, 2005

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