Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, can cause redness, itching, and tearing. Viral conjunctivitis is often diagnosed based on a person’s history and symptoms. It tends to occur in both eyes and often accompanies a common cold or respiratory tract infection.
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Wearing contacts with pink eye can slow down the treatment process and increase the risk of transmission. If you wear contacts and are diagnosed with either viral or bacterial conjunctivitis, you should throw away the disposable lenses that you were wearing and the lens case. Nondisposable lenses should be disinfected overnight. You should not wear contacts again until the eye is white and there is no discharge. People taking antibiotics should wait for 24 hours after the antibiotics have been stopped before wearing contacts again. Also, it is important to know that people who wear contacts are at increased risk for some more serious conditions that also cause a red or pink eye.
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Allergic pink eye can be treated with antihistamine eye drops. Dirty contacts can cause pink eye. Contacts that have come into contact with conjunctivitis should be disinfected for at least 24 hours. Those infected with pink eye can reduce the chance of spreading the virus by regularly washing their hands. It is usually advised that people with pink eye not wear their contact lenses.
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Doctors recommend that contacts not be used by people with pink eye until at least 24 hours after treatment, such as antibiotic eye drops, has been stopped and symptoms have cleared. Disposable contacts should not be used again after infection.
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Pink eye can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection such as the common cold or respiratory infection. It can also be caused by allergies, chemical exposure, foreign objects in the eye, dirty contacts, or poor removal of germs on the hands before handling contacts.
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Newborns can develop pink eye, which is called neonatal conjunctivitis, or less commonly, ophthalmia neonatorum. Common symptoms include eye discharge and puffy, red eyelids within one day to two weeks after birth. Newborn conjunctivitis may be caused by infection, irritation, or a blocked tear duct.
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See your healthcare provider for an accurate diagnosis, even if you think the condition is conjunctivitis. (Click Pink Eye Treatment or Pink Eye Prevention for more warnings and precautions on how to treat and prevent bacterial or viral conjunctivitis if you wear contacts.)
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Wearing contacts with pink eye can increase the risk of contracting this condition in the other eye and slow down the treatment process. Most medical experts suggest that contact wearers should not use their contacts with pink eye.
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Your doctor should instruct you to stop wearing your contact lenses until your pink eye has completely resolved. Whether viral or bacterial, the critters causing your pink eye can survive on your contacts and reinfect you. Better yet, throw out that pair and start a fresh pair after your pink eye has resolved. But don't start wearing contact lenses again until after your pink eye has resolved. In brief: Till it's over.
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What is pink eye? Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, involves inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, clear tissue that lines the inside of the eyelid and covers the white part of the eye, or sclera. The inflammation makes blood vessels more visible, giving the eye a pink or reddish appearance.
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how long after pink eye can i wear contacts
You can wear contacts after 24 hours after pink eye. You can wear contacts 24 hours long after pink eye.  You can wear contact lens after 24 hours of pink eye.