How do you treat pink eye?
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Treating Pink Eye -\n\nSteps My favorite, simple pink eye remedy is using chamomile!\n\npink eye remedy 1Simple place cool, moist chamomile tea bag on each closed eye for about 10 minutes. Repeat this every couple hours. You can buy these tea bags at any supermarket. Make sure chamomile is the only ingredient
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Flush eyes with water
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Rinse your eyes with water as often as you can.  Try taking a vitamin A supplement - it's a fat based vitamin that your body uses to make the lubricant for your eyes.  If it persists do see an eye doctor.
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Use a good brand of eye drops like Refresh Tears at least 4 X daily.\n\nDon't take antihistamines or other medicines that can dry out your eyes.\n\nAsk your eye Dr or internist if you might have Sjogren's syndrome which is an auto immune disease where one common symptom is chronically dry eyes.\n\nhttp://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sjogrens/sjogrens.htm
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Conjunctivitis (commonly called "pinkeye" in the USA and "Madras Eye" in India) is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), often due to infection. It may also be caused by adenoviruses.\n\nViral conjunctivitis is spread by aerosol or contact of a variety of contagious viruses, including many that cause the common cold, so that it is often associated with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Clusters of cases have been due to transfer from inadequately-sterilised ophthalmic instruments that make contact with the eye\n\nAllergic conjunctivitis occurs more frequently among those with allergic conditions, with the symptoms having a seasonal correlation. It can also be caused by allergies to substances such as cosmetics, perfume, protein deposits on contact lenses, or drugs. It usually affects both eyes, and is accompanied by swollen eyelids.\n\nBacterial conjunctivitis is most often caused by pyogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus from the patient's own skin or respiratory flora. Others are due to infection from the environment (e.g. insect-borne), from other people (usually by touch - especially in children), but occasionally via eye makeup or facial lotions. An example of this is conjunctivitis due to the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.\n\nIrritant, toxic, thermal and chemical conjunctivitis are associated with exposure to the specific agents, such as flame burns, irritant plant saps, irritant gases (e.g., chlorine or hydrochloric acid ('pool acid') fumes), natural toxins (e.g., ricin picked up by handling castor oil bean necklaces), or splash injury from an enormous variety of industrial chemicals, the most dangerous being strongly alkaline materials.\n\nXerophthalmia is a term that usually implies a destructive dryness of the conjunctival epithelium due to dietary vitamin A deficiency—a condition virtually forgotten in developed countries, but still causing much damage in developing countries. Other forms of dry eye are associated with aging, poor lid closure, scarring from previous injury, or autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and these can all cause chronic conjunctivitis.
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There are a few different kinds of pink eye, but most are contagious.  Most also resolve on their own within 1 month, but the process can be sped up with medication.  Definitely make an appointment with your eye doctor (you don't want to be contagious for a whole month).  You may need antibiotics (if it's caused by bacteria) or a steroid eyedrop.  In the meantime, don't share anything (towels, pillowcases, etc), use a tissue to wipe your eyes (and throw it away immediately), and wash your hands several times a day.
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it hurts i can tell! i also have eye problems you need to go see a eye doctor it sorta looks like a bac infection,not sure about pink eye i am not a dr but you need to see a optalmologist i hope you have one. you more then likely need a antiobiotic eye drop. good luck lanay
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Poison Ivy can be very dangerous, I have it in my backyard. Put coritzone cream on your arm and flush your eye thoroughly. Maybe put a very subtle, light, moisturizer to keep your eye from swelling or becoming irritated and red.
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I find using eyedrops, such as Visine, helps. That, or rinsing your eyes with water.
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I have sucessful treated this on several occasions for my chidren w/o an antibiotic. Wash hands, peel  chunk of cucumber and grate.  Put grated cucumber in a large sterile gauze pad.  Squeeze a few drops of cucumber juice directly into the eye.  Use fresh cucumber and gauze each time.
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Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)\n \n\nThe conjunctiva is the thin, clear membrane over the white part of the eye; it also lines the eyelids. Inflammation of this membrane is called conjunctivitis. Its common name, pink eye, can refer to all forms of conjunctivitis, or just to its contagious forms.\n\n\nConjunctivitis may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, an allergic reaction (to dust, pollen, smoke, fumes or chemicals) or, in the case of giant papillary conjunctivitis, a foreign body on the eye, typically a contact lens. Bacterial and viral systemic infections also may induce conjunctivitis.
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Prevention    \nGood hygiene can help prevent the spread of conjunctivitis:\nKeep hands away from the eye. \nWash the hands frequently. \nChange pillowcases frequently. \nReplace eye cosmetics regularly. \nDo not share eye cosmetics. \nDo not share towels or handkerchiefs. \nHandle and clean contact lenses properly. \nPlease see the webpages for more details on Conjunctivitis
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Most cases of pink eye will resolve on their own within 4 weeks, BUT you will be very contagious during that entire time.  The best way to get rid of it (and minimize spread) is to see your eye doctor.  He/she can prescribe eye drops that will treat the infection and shorten the course of the disease.  If you refuse to see a doctor, make sure that you wash your hands often, use your own towels, and don't touch your eyes.  You can use cool compresses and refrigerated rewetting eyedrops for comfort, but they will do nothing to cure it.
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1. THROW AWAY YOUR CONTACT LENSES.\n2. SEE YOUR OPTHALMOLOGIST NOW and follow his instructions carefully.\n3.  drink more water. not juice, not coffee, or any kind of coloured or flavoured liquid, WATER. the ideal amount is 16 glasses per day and to spread out water intake.\n4. take vitamin A and high dosage Vitamin C. I recommend Nutrilite Multi Carotene and Nutrilite Acerola C.
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Don't squeeze it.  That can give you a much more serious infection.  Keep on with the warm compresses, 2-4x/day for 20 minutes each.  Gently wash the eye with some very mild soap or shampoo once a day (with your eye shut).\n\nOr go to the doctor... it takes about five minutes to treat stys (they gently cut them open to drain them, then give you an antibiotic ointment)
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put nail polish remover in your eye.
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I work at a daycare and I see lots of this.  Pink eye is contagious until you get the drops.  Then you must been using the drops for at least 24 hours, before it is no longer a problem.