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I have never heard of such a thing - until I felt like my left eye had "sand" in it all day yesterday. I went to Urgent Care, and they put some yellow dye in my eye and then looked at it with an ultraviolet magnifier. There is nothing in my eye! Consequently, I supposedly have a virus. The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotic eye drops, just in case this illness progresses to an actual bacterial infection (when you wake up with your eyelids stuck together), told me to buy some artificial tears, and that was it.
My left eye looks like someone punched me! It's all red and teary, and it still feels like I have something stuck in it.
The only other indication that I might be fighting off some bug is that my temperature was a bit elevated. I usually run a little low at 97.5, but yesterday I was at 98.6.
Oops, I stand corrected; pink eye (conjunctivitis) can be either viral or bacterial. This infection is not pink eye, though; my eyelashes don't stick together with yellow goopy stuff.
My eye is fine now, but thanks for the recommendations. By the time I left for work yesterday morning that horrible feeling of something foreign under my eyelid was gone, and only some residual soreness remained. Now my eye feels normal again.
See an opthamologist. They can prescribe, others can't.
That is incorrect. I am a former Certified Ophthalmic Technician. Both ophthalmogists, optometrists, and any other M.D. can prescribe eye drops. The yellow dye the doctor put on your eye is called fluorescein. It is used to examine the cornea for the presence of any foreign particulate, and can also be used to get a small glance at the retina. He probably also checked your intraocular pressure to make sure you didn't have high pressure, a sign of acute glaucoma. You probably did have "pink eye." The scientific name for this is viral conjuctivitis. Typically, the doctor prescribes an antiviral eye drop to help the eye heal faster. It is quite contagious, so it is important not to rub the eye, wash your hands often, and when it tears, dispose of any tissues you use on the eye promptly. In bacterial conjunctivitis, you get the yellow/green goop and you are correct, it is not contagious. The doctor prescribes an antibiotic eye drop for that condition. I had bacterial conjuctivitis once myself. Yuck!
My eye is fine now, but thanks for the recommendations. By the time I left for work yesterday morning that horrible feeling of something foreign under my eyelid was gone, and only some residual soreness remained. Now my eye feels normal again.
That's good news. It wouldn't hurt to have an eye exam done anyway.
Glad you're feeling better.
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