I. What is pink eye? Red eye usually refers to acute conjunctivitis, which is divided into two categories: bacterial conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis, depending on the cause. It is contagious. How is red eye transmitted? Red eye is mainly spread through the affected eye to the hand and then to the healthy eye. Any object that has been contaminated by the tears and eye secretions of a red-eye patient can transmit red-eye. Healthy people are infected through contact with contaminated basins, towels, tableware, money, bus handrails, faucets, door handles, telephones, books and stationery, as well as shaking hands with patients and dancing, etc. They can also be infected through swimming pools. Third, what are the main symptoms of pink eye? The main symptom is acute congestion of the conjunctiva (eye redness). Patients have a foreign body sensation, fear of light and tears, stinging discomfort, burning sensation, eye discharge; in severe cases, the conjunctiva is highly edematous, blurred vision, and a few patients also have mild general discomfort, fever, dizziness, headache, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes in front of the ear and other symptoms. Red eyes (especially in the non-epidemic season) should be distinguished from keratitis, glaucoma, iridocyclitis and other eye diseases. How is red eye diagnosed and treated? It is recommended to go to the hospital ophthalmology department for diagnosis and treatment. V. Is there a trick to prevent pink eye? 1, the hand does not go on the head. How many ophthalmologists have you seen suffering from pink eye? The main thing is to do hands do not touch the head and face (especially the eyes), of course, and immunity also have a relationship. 2, hand washing before going on the head. If you can’t do A,also wash your hands before touching your head and face. Note: do not use your fingers to open and close the faucet (because your fingers are the most easily contaminated, after contacting the faucet, the faucet is contaminated, wash your hands and then use your fingers to close the faucet is equal to not washing). But there is no running water, and itchy eyes how to do it? 3, the back of the hand to rescue. If you can’t do A/B, use the back of your hand (because the back of your hand is relatively lightly contaminated) or use relatively clean items (preferably disposable facial tissue or disposable cotton swabs) to temporarily solve the problem. 4. Save for a rainy day. Popular season, you can bring some of your own eye drops several times a day to point prevention. It is recommended to use levofloxacin eye solution and acyclic guanosine (acyclovir) eye solution. Always note: When ordering eye drops, the eye drops bottle should not touch the eye! Otherwise the eye drops will be contaminated.