Shrinkhal*

Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Shrinkhal, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Received: August 09, 2023; Published: September 01, 2023

Abstract

Now-a-days, cases of conjunctivitis are rising very rapidly. It is also known as eye flu or pink eye.

 Conjunctivitis is the inflammation and swelling of the conjunctival tissue, associated with engorgement of the blood vessels, ocular discharge, and pain. It is usually of two types: bacterial and viral conjunctivitis.

References

1. Stenson S., et al. “Laboratory studies in acute conjunctivitis”. Archives of Ophthalmology 100 (1982): 1275-1277.
2. Fitch CP., et al. “Epidemiology and diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis at an inner-city hospital”. Ophthalmology 96 (1989): 1215-1220.

Citation

Citation: Shrinkhal. “Rising Conjunctivitis: An Alarming Situation".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 6.10 (2023): 01-02.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Shrinkhal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.