Characteristics of conjunctivitis

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My son is 1 year and has developed and a problem with his eye in the past couple days. Two days ago I noticed a slight redness on the medial side of the white area of his right eye. He spent the night with grandma and when I picked him up the redness was more severe. There is no drainage, or swelling I would associate with pink eye. Also, the area immediately around the iris looks slightly irregular like there may be a membrane or the texture appears different. To my knowledge there has been no trauma to his eye. Is this an indication of a serious problem or does this sound like pink eye? We also live in SC and the pollen count is very high right now. Does this sound like and allergy problem? I am going to take him to the doctor in the morning. Do you suggest his pediatrician or and ophthalmologist? This is my first child and you could say we a slightly "freaking out"
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Conjunctivitis is usually seen in both the eyes though it may start of in one eye. It is also accompanied by watering and pain and intolerance to light. There are other causes of pink eye such as iritis, foreign body in the eye, glaucoma though all that is rare. Consult an ophthalmologist for the same. Back to All Questions

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