Most people at some point in their lives will experience an unpleasant but usually mild condition known as pink eye, or conjunctivitis. It typically starts as a burning, gritty, or itchy sensation, accompanied by some sort of unsightly discharge, and – as you would expect – the whites of the eye turn pink. An estimated 6 million Americans are affected by conjunctivitis every year with the annual cost of treating bacterial conjunctivitis predicted to be as high as $857 million.
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