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Conjunctivitis is an infection of the membranes that surround your eyeballs. Lifebuoy antibacterial soap protect your from this infection. Learn more
11 Nov 2020

What is Conjunctivitis?
However, it can be contained through proper hygiene measures such as regular handwashing with disinfectant soap;—whereas viral conjunctivitis spreads through the air and is more difficult to control. There is one type of conjunctivitis that affects new-borns in particular. This can be serious. See your doctor straight away if you notice that your baby is developing any unusual symptoms in their eye / eyes.
Symptom summary
Crusts around the eyes.
Red or pink eyes.
Discharge from the eyes.
Sticky eyelids.
Itchy or sore eyes.
Prevention tips
Medical Practices
Change the bed
Wash your bed sheets, pillowcases, and towels in hot water and detergent to prevent your chances of being re-infected.
Medical Practices
Don’t share
This really is a contagious infection, so stop it in its tracks by making sure that you and your children don’t share towels, pillows, sunglasses or anything else that comes into contact with your eyes.
Nutrition
Have a peanut butter sandwich
Eat foods rich in vitamin D including bread, oats, nuts, spinach and lettuce as they enhance the immune system and make our eyes less vulnerable to infection.
Medical Practices
Stop rubbing
Conjunctivitis can make your eyes sore and itchy but rubbing or touching them can actually make the infection worse. Don’t touch!
Hygiene Habit
Wash your hands
How many times a day do we absent-mindedly touch our eyes? Hundreds! This is why it is important to regularly wash your hands with an antibacterial soap offering powerful germ protection to help stop the spread of conjunctivitis in your home.
Mythbusters
I can only catch conjunctivitis from someone else with conjunctivitis…
The same bacteria that give one person an ear infection or a cold can give another this eye infection! And conjunctivitis caused by allergies or ‘foreign bodies’ can develop independently.
Conjunctivitis isn’t contagious if it’s being treated…
Not true! Antibiotics can only fight bacterial conjunctivitis — and even then they don’t immediately stop the bacteria from spreading. If multiple members in your family have viral conjunctivitis, then the infection is still hugely, if not more so, contagious!