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Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)

Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) is redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface.

Primary Medical Reviewer William M. Green, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC
- Ophthalmology
Last Updated December 6, 2007

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Last Updated: December 06, 2007
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