Conjunctivitis

In the United States the esimated total of direct and indirect costs for treating bacterial conjunctivitis was $589 million.

Over the counter treatment is available for $10.

If someone has viral conjunctivitis then it is recommended they stay away from people because it is contagious, that includes family

If the pink eye is caused from a virus then the person can return to work when symtoms begin to improve, typically 3 to 5 days.

If the pink eye is caused from bacteria then the person can return to work after the infection has been treated for 24 hours with an antibiotic and symtoms improve.

The media provides many resources to discover if you have pink eye, the differences between how pink eye is caused, and how to treat it at home.

Justin Bieber contracted pink eye and released this information to the public on May 20, 2017.

In Canadian schools it is encouraged or required that a child has antibiotics before they return to school.

Antibiotics are overprescribed because most of the time conjunctivitis is caused from a virus, not bacteria.

In 2020 researchers in Alberta determined a case of pink eye was a reason to get tested for COVID-19