Comprehensive Guide to Viral Eye Infections: Symptoms and Treatment

Viral eye infections are caused by various viruses affecting the eyes, leading to symptoms like redness, discharge, and eye pain. Proper hygiene is crucial.
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Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Viral Eye Infections FAQ


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What are eye infections?

Eye infections are typically caused by bacteria or fungi resulting in discomfort, redness and itchy eyes. These can happen on your eyelid, your conjunctiva or cornea, or the external parts of your eye.

What viruses cause eye infections?

Some of the more common bacterial causes of infections in your eyes include: Bacillus. Enterobacteriaceae. Haemophilus influenza. Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae). What viruses commonly cause eye infections? Herpes simplex type 1.

What is the most common eye infection?

Microorganisms cause infections in one or both eyes, with pink eye (conjunctivitis) being the most common eye infection. What is an eye infection? An eye infection is a disease of the eye that you get because of a microorganism like a bacterium, a virus or a fungus. The most common eye infection is pink eye (conjunctivitis).

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