Eye infection symptom checker
Eye infections are quite common, and can be caused by:
- Contact with someone who’s already got an eye infection
- Low immune system - for example when you have a cold or the flu
- Touching or rubbing your eyes when your fingers are not clean
- Wearing contact lenses and having poor lens hygiene
Recognising common eye infections...
Conjunctivitis
Symptoms
- The white of your eye may look red or pink
- Eyelids may be inflamed and sore
- Eye may feel gritty and itchy
- White or yellow sticky discharge from your eye
- Eyelids may be stuck together in the morning
- Discharge on the eyelashes
Styes
Symptoms
- A painful lump on or inside the eyelid or around the eye
- The skin may be red, swollen and filled with yellow pus like a pimple
- Your eye may be red and watery but your vision should not be affected
- Feels painful or tender when you blink
Blepharitis
Symptoms
- Crusting, swelling and redness of the eyelids
- Eyes feel dry
- A gritty feeling and burning sensation in the eye
- Tiny flakes on the eyelids similar to fine dandruff
- Sensitivity to light
- Blurred vision
- Loss of eyelashes or ingrown eyelashes
- Styes
- Small ulcers on the eyelids
The GoldenEye® range
GoldenEye® Drops
GoldenEye® Ointment
GoldenEye® Antibiotic Ointment - Chloramphenicol
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