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Article: Sore eyes.(Health)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 13, 2004
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In the last three weeks, almost every other guy in the office has contracted sore eyes. Please give us information on the current epidemic of sore eyes in the Philippines: what causes it, its treatment and how it can be prevented. Johnson R., Manila.
Sore eye and pink eye are laymens term for conjunctivitis or inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin translucent soft tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the white of the eye.
Sore eyes can be the manifestation of an allergic reaction. It can be caused by a physical, chemical or mechanical irritant that found its way into the eye. But, by and large, most cases of conjunctivitis ...