Pink eye treatment online
A licensed clinician reviews your symptoms and photos, tells you whether this looks viral, bacterial, or allergic, and sends treatment to your pharmacy when that is clinically appropriate.
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Most pink eye is viral and gets better without antibiotics, so antibiotic drops are not always the right answer — the clinician explains which pattern yours fits. Some eye symptoms need to be seen in person the same day.
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“My eye is pink and goopy,” “I woke up with my eyelashes stuck together,” and “I think I have pink eye” describe symptoms that may warrant an evaluation for conjunctivitis. Most pink eye is viral and gets better without antibiotics, so the visit is about identifying which kind you have and ruling out the dangerous look-alikes.
This is a scheduled visit. Antibiotic eye drops are prescribed only when a bacterial cause is judged likely.
- “I need antibiotic eye drops for pink eye”
- Only a bacterial conjunctivitis usually calls for antibiotic drops, and most pink eye is viral. The clinician evaluates you and prescribes drops when they judge them appropriate — never automatically.
- “My eye hurts and my vision is blurry”
- Eye pain, changed or blurred vision, light sensitivity, injury, chemical exposure, or a contact lens wearer with a painful red eye all need urgent in-person eye care — not an online visit. Please be seen in person today.
- “Is pink eye contagious? When can I go back to work?”
- Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis are both contagious, and workplaces and schools vary in what they require. The clinician can tell you what applies to your case and provide documentation if you need it.
What may need in-person care
- Vision change, severe eye pain, or light sensitivity.
- A possible injury, chemical splash, or something in the eye.
- Contact lens wearers with a painful red eye.
- Symptoms that worsen or do not improve as expected.
About Eye infection / pink eye visit
A conjunctivitis visit distinguishes among viral (watery, often bilateral, recent URI), bacterial (purulent, matted lids), allergic (itchy, bilateral, seasonal), and contact-lens–related infection. Viral and allergic forms generally do not need antibiotics. Bacterial conjunctivitis responds to topical antibiotic drops; contact lens wearers with infection require coverage for Pseudomonas and immediate cessation of lens use. Eye pain, photophobia, blurred or lost vision, and contact-lens–associated keratitis are urgent and require in-person ophthalmology evaluation.
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