if it's NOT pink eye.....then what can it be????

[2johndeereboys]

Just came back from Urgent Care......my left eye is almost swollen shut, my eyeball is very red and according to the Dr I saw today it (the eyeball) is also inflamed & swollen.

All this started yesterday afternoon.....we were inside a mall (and had been for a while) and all of a sudden my eye started watering & when I wiped at it I noticed some discharge also..... I assumed it was pink eye so I went all over town looking for OTC pink eye relief (of which I found none).

When I woke up this AM my eye was all matted up and still swollen so I went to Urgent Care today.....the Dr put a yellow dye in my eye and looked around and saw no signs of trauma. He gave me an oral steroid, oral antibiotic & antibiotic eye drops....and I am to call him tomorrow to report to him how my eye is.....

I was SURE this was pink eye.....so if it's not then what can this be?
FYI.....I am 40 years old and only suffer from Bipolar Disorder & Fibromyalgia!

Thanks in advance for any replies!!!
Lisa
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[2johndeereboys]

Thank you so much for your reply!!

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

A red eye is only a sign of inflammation with many causes from infection to things more serious.  You need to see an ophthalmologist.

Dr. O.