My right eye has been red for the past 2 days and very itchy, also in the mornings its hard to open my eyes, and theres some hard stuff on my lases. likewise, my eye is watery the whole day. My mom doesnt believe me and blames it on my playing video games *sigh*, and shes making me go to school. Do I have pink eye?
2007-03-19 14:28:52 · 6 answers · asked by xtremeboy611 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
Ok.
1)In contrast to what has been said, I will be very surprised if you have an allergy. Even though your right eye itches, and allergies do cause itching, allergies seldom occur only in one eye. Both eyes are exposed to the same environment so both should be itching if it's allergies.
2) Technically, pink eye is a highly contagious VIRAL infection of the eye. Although, allergies do cause more itching, anything that causes inflammation can cause a release of histamine and thereby cause itching. BUT, pink eye, being viral, seldom cause matting of eye lashes. So I'm kinda leaning away from pink eye.
3) Sounds to me like you may have a garden variety BACTERIAL conjunctivitis. (Eye infection.) It tends to be not as aggressive. It tends to cause matting of the lashes. And the bacterial byproducts can cause itching. It is probably not as contagious as PINK EYE but it is contagious.
4) Only way to know for sure is to see you eye doctor. He or she will be able to diagnose the problem and treat you effectively. And NO, there is no effective treatment OTC at Walmart.
There ya go. Hope that helped.
2007-03-20 11:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by yagman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm very sensitive to pink eye. It is VERY contagious. It sounds like you need to have it checked out. You could have pink eye, you could have allergies, or you could have a cold in your eye. When I've had allergies, my eye turns blood shot, it runs, it is also very itchy, and there is some discharge. When I have a cold, it looks like mucus is coming out of my eye and it is is red. When I've had pink eye, the discharge from my eye is hard and crusty. At times the only way I'm able to open my eyes in the mornings when I have pink eye is to use a warm towel to soften the discharge. The only way I've been able to get rid of pink eye is to see a dr. and have my eye treated with antibiotics.
Your eyes are very sensitive, it would be wise to go see a Dr.
2007-03-19 21:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by historygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is get it checked out soon. It is VERY contagious (and your friends and family won't thank you fro giving it to them) and you need some anti-botic drops to get rid of it.
If left untreated, it can do bad things to your eyes. Best not to take a chance. Your vision is too important.
2007-03-19 22:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by arvis3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it may be Pink eye, better to have it checked because if it is, it's very contagious
2007-03-19 21:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YOU DO HAVE PINK EYE OR BETTER KNOWN AS CONJUNCTIVITIS, THEY MAKE SOME OTC MEDICINE AT WALMART, PLUS YOU NEED TO TREAT IT, IT IS VERY CONTAGIOUS
2007-03-19 22:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pink eye? did you mean "gay eye" - an eye inflammation caused by too much oggling of naked men? LOL... cheers!
2007-03-19 21:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋