An intervention undertaken by dozens of health centers reduced antibiotic use for pediatric conjunctivitis by up to 19% without increasing treatment failure, according to study findings.

Unlike bacterial conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis does not require antibiotics. Instead, antihistamine and mast cell stabilizing eye drops provide relief from the symptoms.

Findings showed that use of topical antibiotics was associated with a significant reduction in the proportion of children who had symptoms of conjunctivitis on days 3 to 6 compared with placebo ...

Conjunctivitis (pink eye) ... Treatments include: antibiotic eye drops, which should improve the symptoms in two to seven days after using them. Fungal infections can take many weeks.

About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial and systematic review and meta-analysis, the use of antibiotic eye drops was associated with significantly shorter durations of symptoms in ...

Nearly 45,000 children received care for pink eye at a doctor's office, eye clinic or emergency room and 69% were prescribed antibiotics, which come in drops and ointments. Sign up for Best Bets ...

There are four main types of conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. They are viral, allergic, bacterial, and ...

Nearly 45,000 children received care for pink eye at a doctor's office, eye clinic or emergency room and 69% were prescribed antibiotics, which come in drops and ointments.

More than two-thirds of children and teens who saw doctors for pink eye left with a prescription for antibiotic eye drops. But are the antibiotics necessary? A new study reveals they might not be.

By DEVI SHASTRI Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday. More than two-thirds of U.… ...