Eye Infections
Wear Contacts? Avoid Eye Infections
Wearing contact lenses puts you at a greater risk of eye infections. To reduce your chances of infection, you should:
- Clean and disinfect your lenses properly
- Remove your contact lenses before swimming
- Replace your contact lens storage case every 3 months
National Institutes of Health
Your eyes can get infections from bacteria, fungi, or viruses. Eye infections can occur in different parts of the eye and can affect just one eye or both. Two common eye infections are
- Conjunctivitis - also known as pinkeye. Conjunctivitis is often due to an infection. Children frequently get it, and it is very contagious.
- Stye - a bump on the eyelid that happens when bacteria from your skin get into the hair follicle of an eyelash.
Symptoms of eye infections may include redness, itching, swelling, discharge, pain, or problems with vision. Treatment depends on the cause of the infection and may include compresses, eye drops, creams, or antibiotics.
- Eye Symptoms (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Dilating Eye Drops (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Also in Spanish
- How to Use Eye Drops Properly (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
- How to Use Eye Ointments and Gels Properly (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
- Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Histoplasmosis
(National Eye Institute) - Inflammation of the Orbit (Merck & Co., Inc.)Also in Spanish
- Trichiasis (Merck & Co., Inc.)Also in Spanish
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis FAQs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Bacterial Keratitis (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Blepharitis (National Eye Institute)
- Cellulitis (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Also in Spanish
- Dacryocystitis (Merck & Co., Inc.)Also in Spanish
- Endophthalmitis (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Fungal Keratitis (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Herpes Keratitis (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Shingles (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
- Sty (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
- Blepharitis (Logical Images)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Eye Infections (National Institutes of Health)
- Glossary of Terms (Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- NEI for Kids: Glossary (National Eye Institute)
- About the Eye
(National Eye Institute) - Eye Infections (American Academy of Pediatrics)Also in Spanish
- Molluscum Contagiosum (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)Also in Spanish
- Colored Contact Lens Dangers (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Using Eye Makeup (American Academy of Ophthalmology)Also in Spanish
- Blepharitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Corneal ulcers and infections (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Cytomegalovirus retinitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Dacryoadenitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Endophthalmitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Eye burning - itching and discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Eye redness (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Meibomianitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Orbital cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Periorbital cellulitis (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
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