How do doctors treat pink eye?Ok, I'm 13 and I just got pink eye from a kid in my school, and I just accidentally gave it to my brother because I didn't know how contagious it was. I haven't had pink eye since I was about 5, and I don't remember how they treat it or what they do in the doctors office when a patient has it. What do they do, and how do they treat it? Thanks.
Posted by askausa2003
Doctor will prescribe a medication for you, erythromycin in cream to be exact. He will not do anything else, because there is nothing really to do. Just use that antibiotic cream as prescribed and you will be fine. Wash your hands often so you wont spread it all over your family members, they have to do it too
Posted by Dew
as you already found out Pink eye is Very contagious,So wash your hands after touching your Eye.When you see your Dr they will give you a eye drop and maybe some cream to put on it,That's it No big deal.But you will not be able to go to school till you have your eye drops for 24 hrs.
Posted by Imaka
Frequent hand washing is crucial to prevent spreading the virus or bacteria, depending on which type you have. While there are several different kinds of pink eye, almost every case of pink eye is viral pink eye, and there is no particular treatment for it. It will get better on its own within a week or so. Check with your pharmacist for over the counter eye drops for pink eye.
Hot compresses a few times a day will help. As strange as this may sound, steep a couple of tea bags (real tea, not green tea or herbal tea), and place the moist tea bags on your eyes. The tannic acid in the tea is soothing and will make you feel better and help with the swelling. Wash your hands very often and be careful when cleaning and treated the affected eye to not spread pink eye to your other eye.
These links give more information about pink eye.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/eye/conjunctivitis.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001016.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/pink_eye/article.htm
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1058.html
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