Most of the six million people who experience it each year also want to avoid some of its other more uncomfortable symptoms.
Eye infections may seem like a relatively minor—if unsightly and inconvenient—complaint, but they can also be far more serious. Take the deadly outbreak of antibiotic resistant bacteria ...
Bacterial keratitis is a serious eye infection that can lead to vision loss if not treated promptly. It is primarily caused by various bacteria, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus ...
Most pink eye (conjunctivitis) viruses and bacteria can live on surfaces or fabric for up to 2 days, although some viruses can even live on surfaces for as long as 8 weeks. Most bacteria cannot ...
Scientists develop self-propelling nanoparticles that can physically pierce and eliminate drug-resistant bacteria in eye infections, showing success in initial animal studies.
The bacteria Legionella can survive in water systems for years and can cause acute and chronic illness: In 2014-15, it was blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Flint water crisis in Michigan, and as ...