A combination of prescription and over-the-counter medications are often the course of treatment for pink eye or conjunctivitis and consist essentially of eye cleansing and averting any aggravation. Treatment Pink Eye – Viral Conjunctivitis Since viral conjunctivitis is not caused due to bacteria hence it fails in responding to antibiotics course and could be vastly communicable. Artificial tears without any preservatives would assist in relieving niggling symptoms. Over-the-counter drugs are basically what are necessary in majority of the viral pink eye or conjunctivitis cases since the viral form would simply need to complete its course (around 1-2 weeks) and medicines prescribed are merely to soothe symptoms. Generally, this form of pink eye would not need medicines except in case of  [...] 

Pink eye or conjunctivitis develops due to inflammation and irritation of the conjunctiva resulting in pains, itchiness and tearing. Pink eye is often caused due to mostly viral infection though at times bacterial infection or presence of some allergy could also elicit the conditions. Newly born (3-4 week old) babies and children could contract pink eye. Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis is particularly communicable and as the condition often develops in kids, it could be quite a task keeping kids from transmitting it both the eyes. Usually, infection would develop in a single eye and then spreading to the other eye as well. Although special OTC (over-the-counter) eye drops like Opcon-A or Naphcon-A having antihistamine for blood vessel constriction could be tried, but there are also several  [...]