Bacterial Conjunctivitis

• Conjunctivitis caused by bacteria. This requires antibiotic treatment.
• Bacterial conjunctivitis typically yellow or yellow-green eye discharge. Patients with bacterial conjunctivitis typically report more pain than patients with the less serious viral conjunctivitis.

From the CDC's Public Health Image Library (http://phil.cdc.gov), ID#6784, in the public domain.

Pink-Eye

This patient had viral conjunctivitis (pink-eye). Symptoms can include:

• Mild discomfort, burning or irritation of the eye(s)
• White portions of the eye(s) may or may not be pink or red
• Eyelids may be puffy due to irritation
• Tearing

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