Pinkeye (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Pinkeye Overview
- Pinkeye Causes
- Pinkeye Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Questions to Ask the Doctor
- Exams and Tests
- Pinkeye Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Pink Eye - Slideshow
- Viewer Comments: Pinkeye - Length Symptoms Lasted
Authors and Editors
Author: Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS, Residency Director, Ophthalmology, Kingston Hospital, Mid Hudson Family Practice Institute, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Department of Ophthalmology, the Institute for Family Health, New York College of Medicine
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Ingrid U. Scott,
MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine.
Coauthor(s): Sachin J. Shah, MD, Assistant Professor,
Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital;
Steven Nazario, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Editors: Richard W. Allinson, MD, Associate Professor,
Division of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center,
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Scott and White Clinic; Francisco
Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Robert H. Graham, MD, Ophthalmologist, Robert H. Graham, MD, PC; Affiliated With Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona and Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Last Editorial Review: 1/21/2009
Viewer Comments & Reviews
Pinkeye - Length Symptoms Lasted
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