Tuesday, 3 January 2012

myth: All Red Eyes are Infections



myth: All Red Eyes are Infections
fact: It has been our experience in our office that most red eyes are due to allergies or dry eye.We see more viral than bacterial etiological causes. This is why your eye doctor can’t just call in some antibiotic. Antibiotics fight bacteria and do not kill viri or decrease allergies.

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