Pinkeye

Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

• Blurred vision, loss of vision, or blood in your eye: Go to the topic Eye Problems, Noninjury.
• An eye injury: Go to the topic Eye Injuries.
• An object in your eye: Go to the topic Objects in the Eye.
• A liquid or solid chemical in your eye: Go to the topic Burns to the Eye.

Yes	Do you have eye pain?
Yes	Do you have drainage from one or both eyes?
Yes	Are your eyes sensitive to light (photophobia)?
Yes	Have your eye symptoms continued longer than 7 days?
Yes	Have your eye symptoms continued after starting antibiotic treatment for an eye infection?
Yes	Do you wear contact lenses?

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

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Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS	Last Updated: December 6, 2007
Medical Review:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
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