Pink Eye!!!

**ziggy** · 04-22-2004, 08:19 AM

I have been an optician for a long time and have never gotten pink eye, untill I woke up this morning that is. I contracted it from my 2yo who got it from daycare. I was just wondering how many of you have got in from work/home?

**drk** · 04-22-2004, 08:52 AM

Keep washing your hands!

**Jacqui** · 04-22-2004, 08:57 AM

We've got got a lot of it locally. Best bet is like drk says, keep washing your hands, in fact wash everything. I'm also an RN, and as such I've been in contact with it, but haven't caught it yet.

**fvc2020** · 04-22-2004, 09:04 AM

Just a few years ago I had a horrible case. Three days off work with goo and crusties. Make sure to wash everything and use either alchol or a good disinfectant. I got mine from a customer, when everything wasn't cleaned properly.

Christina

**For-Life** · 04-22-2004, 06:17 PM

We had a client call today and she thinks he daughter has pink eye. She asked if she put polysporin in it will it clear it up. She doesn't want to go down to the clinic or emergency and wants a quick fix. My associate said that he is an optician and cannot give medical advice. He then talked with her for five minutes telling her that she has to throw away her current contacts, solution, and case. The women kept say "what if I just clean them?". This is your daughter, you think that she would be more protective.

**chip anderson** · 04-22-2004, 07:51 PM

No one has pink eye anymore. The disease is now called conjuctivitus. When it was a $10.00 office visit and some $5.00 drops it was pink eye.

It spreads from contact, wash rags and the like, you do not get it from looking at it.

Chip

**NC-OD** · 04-22-2004, 07:59 PM

Actually it's called (and spelled) conjunctivitis? Allergic, bacterial, fungal, viral, chlamydial, gonococcal, etc.......

**ziggy** · 04-23-2004, 07:22 AM

What do you give ? I understand that most is viral(sp) and will just have to run it's course. Chip, I hope you don't mind , but I'm going to quote you!! Thanks for the laugh

**melissa** · 07-18-2004, 01:03 AM

I had a bout of this a couple of weeks ago and was prescribed Chloramphenicol. It took about a week to clear it up. Does anyone know if you have conjunctivitis once you're more likely to get it again (like some people get more colds)? Mine was of the viral type apparently. I also got to read the test chart ahead of my diagnosis - could only read the big 'A' what range would that put my prescription in?

**optiboarder** · 08-05-2004, 02:01 AM

some people swear by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Rinse your eye with it a few times a day. Kills the bacteria.

**drk** · 08-05-2004, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by optiboarder

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Rinse your eye with it a few times a day. Kills the bacteria.

Man, that's bad advice. If you were unable to get an Rx for conjuntivitis, you'd be better off putting OTC polysporin ointment in your eye. But don't do that, either!

**ikon44** · 08-05-2004, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by optiboarder

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Rinse your eye with it a few times a day. Kills the bacteria.

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH:hammer:

**melissa** · 08-06-2004, 05:04 PM

Thank heavens it's gone now! Whatever that chemical was, it did the trick! I wasn't needing an rx (!), I already have one (-2.25)!! Just wondered if it was still the same - so what does being able to read the big 'A' (ie first letter) equate to in prescription terms please? Am I still the same (I hope so)? To be told my eyesight was "quite bad without my glasses" was a surprise to me, always thought it was 'average' ....

**mswscco** · 08-06-2004, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by optiboarder

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Rinse your eye with it a few times a day. Kills the bacteria.

If it's bacterial conjunctivitis, an antibiotic drop or ointment will work much better. Most of the time, pink eye is caused by a virus and will get better on its own after 7-10 days without any treatment.

**April_01** · 08-06-2004, 08:52 PM

Visual Acuity meaures the ability of each eye to see a defined target at a specifc distance(usually 20 feet). The letter E on the Snellen chart is 20/400 which means that you could see the 400 line at 20 feet were as a person who is 20/20 vision could see the 20 line at 20 feet. It is just an average basis on how well you can see and is a starting point for the optometrist.

**Optom** · 08-07-2004, 05:22 PM

There was epidemic keratoconjuntivitis outbreak two months back in my city which left patient with subconjuntival hemorrhages.It was commonly referred as "Pink Eye" because of the hemorrhage appearance.

Best regards,

Optom