Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is a symptom of COVID, but this is not indicative of a COVID infection as several other factors might have led to this. Conjunctivitis can also be caused by a bacteria infection which is by no way related to COVID.
Pink eye can be characterized as the irritation of the layer covering the encompassing surface of the eyeball, which can be brought about by infections, microbes, and a few different variables.
AFC Urgent Care Boulder provides a variety of services to all patients. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID, make an appointment and get tested at our center today. If you are experiencing symptoms of pink eye, do not touch your face and visit our center for prescription medication.
Symptoms of Pink Eye
- If there is redness in the white of the eye or the inner eyelid
- If there is an increase in tears
- If there is thick yellow like discharge that crust over the eyelashes, especially after sleep
- Itching eyes
- Blurred vision
- Increased sensitivity to light
- Swollen eyelids
Treatment of Conjunctivitis
Apply a compress to your eyes.
For self-treatment of pink eye, soak a clean white cloth in water and wring it out before applying it to your eyelids. You need to use cool water in order to make you feel better. If the pink eye affects only one eye, use different clothes to clean it. This will help to reduce the risk of spreading the pink eye from one eye to another.
Use eye drops.
Using over-the-counter (OTC) eyedrops called will help to relieve the symptoms.
Don't wear contact lenses.
If you use contact lenses, you will need to stop wearing them until the pink eye is gone. The time frame to stop using the contact lenses depends on how long the pink eye will last.
Find an eye doctor.
This is an essential preventive and treatment measure you should take. If your signs and symptoms of pink eye still persist, you need to see a doctor or prefer a specialist in the eye field.
To ease your appointment with your doctor, you need to get ready for your meeting and what to expect from your doctor. They are:
- Write down any symptoms you are experiencing, even those that don't relate to it, which will help your conversation with your doctor.
- Write down the self-medication and drugs you have taken or the one you are still taking to avoid double prescription.
- Write down questions you are to ask your doctor.
Risk Factor.
Contact Lenses
Wearing contact lenses will increase your risk of having pink eye if you don't clean your contact lens with clean clothes and water. If you fail to take care of the contact lenses, it may lead to pink eye.
Dry Eyes
If you have dry eye syndrome, you are at risk of having pink eye. You may start by using hydrating eye drops, preferably seeking a doctor. Prevention is better and cheaper than cure.
Hygiene
This is the most critical risk factor of having pink eye. With poor hygiene, you have a higher risk of developing pink eye. Washing your hands regularly is a preventative measure to this. Avoid the touching and rubbing of anything you see that could contact your eyes. Make sure anything coming to your eyes is clean, neat, and pure.
Relationship to COVID-19
Pink eye as a symptom of COVID-19 is less common. Only about 1 to 3 percent of people of COVID patients develop pink eye. The two are highly contagious and can infect others who contact the fluid.
If you minimize the contact with your eyes, taking COVID, preventive measures will help reduce the chances of being infected with COVID-19 and developing pink eye.
