What are the symptoms of pink eye?

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Laura D. Cook
Assistant Professor of Opthalmology, University of Virginia-Department of Opthalmology
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu  
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The Ophthalmology Residency Training Program at the University of Virginia was separated from Otolaryngology in 1947. Since 1978, it has been under the leadership of a full-time academic faculty. The Department currently serves as the ophthalmic referral center for central and western Virginia and parts of West Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

What are the symptoms of pink eye?

Laura D. Cook, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, describes pink eye and its four common symptoms.

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Host: What are the symptoms of pinkeye?

Dr. Laura D. Cook: Pinkeye itself is generally self explanatory to some degree. The eye turns pink or red, the surface of the eye is inflamed. You can also have tearing, mild discharge, irritation, some mild light sensitivity, those all go along with the diagnosis. It depends on how severe it is. If it's just mild irritation, mild redness, no trouble with your vision, no pain, most people don't seek medical attention or they may go to their primary care physician. If patients have significant light sensitivity, if they have decreased vision, significant pain, then we encourage them to call their ophthalmologist and let the ophthalmologist determine whether they need to be seen that day or followed.

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