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Source: Conjunctivitis - Definition, Description, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis, Prevention | www.faqs.org
Nov 09, 09:13pm
Conjunctivitis is an irritation or infection of the membrane that covers the white of the eye and the inside of the eyelid
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, or the mucous membrane surrounding the eye. It is also known as pinkeye.
Conjunctivitis is more commonly known as "Pinkeye". Is, inflammation of the thin tissue on the eye, and the lining inside the eye.
Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) is redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface.