Eye infection

What is eye infection?

An eye infection occurs when there is a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection in the eye area. The eye may appear pink, itchy, swollen, or irritated.

How do members experience eye infection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with eye infection*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

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Top treatments taken by people for eye infection*

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Who has eye infection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 10
30s 3
40s 6
50s 3
60s 5
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 19
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