Conjunctivitis or commonly known as Pink eye is the most annoying and maddening condition around the eyes.
It is basically inflammation of the outer layer of the eye and the inner part of the eyelids.
It causes redness, itchiness, watering (or excessive crying) and swelling around the eyes.
If you have pink eye, it can be very dangerous, especially if you are driving or working with heavy equipment.
If left untreated, it can cause blindness and can be very contagious.
Hence, it is important that you cure Pink eye as soon as you can.
Here are some simple cures for conjunctivitis: Decongestant and Anti-histamine medication Degongestant and anti-histamine medication such as naphazonline and chlorpheniramine can be easily purchased at your chemist.
These medications will help you to reduce redness and itchiness in your pupil by preventing irritation in your eyes.
There is little side effects with these medication, and is sometimes used to prevent allergies.
Cool water Pouring cool water on your eyes can help relieve a lot of the symptoms of pink eye.
It helps reduce inflammation and pain in the eye by cooling your blood vessels and preventing further damage to your eyes.
Saline water If you have mild pink eye, you can sterilize or clean your eyes out with saline water.
This will prevent gunk and scar tissue from building up in your eyes which causes visual damage to your eye.
Corticosteroids Cortico steroids are basically anti-inflammatory medication.
These are powerful which work fast, but has a side effect of drying up the eye.
You need to use artificial tears eye drops in combination of corticosteroids to cure conjunctivitis.