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If you are seeking the best eye doctors in Minneapolis please feel free to contact the medical professionals at Minnesota Eye Consultants. This consortium of the most recognized leaders in ophthalmology today is dedicated to providing superior patient care while pursuing significant research in LASIK laser vision correction, refractive surgery, cataract surgery and glaucoma treatment, oculoplastics and total eye care.
No-Stitch Cataract Surgery
Minnesota eye care patients can now see better after cataract surgery due to major advancements in technology over the last 20 years. If you are seeking cataract surgery in Minnesota you now have the choice for premium lens implants after cataract surgery including multifocal IOL implants or accommodating IOL implants. Patients can see at near, intermediate and far distances with premium lens implants after cataract surgery.
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis can be caused by inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and part of your eyeball. Inflammation causes small blood vessels in the conjunctiva to become more prominent, which produces the pink or red cast to the whites of your eyes. Conjunctivitis may also cause swelling, itching and watering. Though the inflammation makes it an irritating condition, it rarely is vision-threatening. If you suspect conjunctivitis , you can take steps to ease your discomfort. But because conjunctivitis can be contagious, early diagnosis and treatment is best to help limit its spread. Conjunctivitis typically doesn't require emergency treatment. Yet because pink eye can be highly contagious for as long as two weeks after signs and symptoms begin, it's important to seek diagnosis and treatment early. There are several medications available to relieve the symptoms. Most of the medications are topical, such as eye drops or ointments.
The most common pink eye symptoms include:
• Redness in one or both eyes
• Itchiness in one or both eyes
• A gritty feeling in one or both eyes
• A discharge in one or both eyes that forms a crust during the night
• Tearing
Causes of pink eye include:
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Allergies
• A chemical splash in the eye
• A foreign object in the eye
Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis
Viral conjunctivitis and bacterial conjunctivitis may affect one or both eyes. Viral conjunctivitis usually produces a watery or mucous discharge. Bacterial conjunctivitis often produces a thicker, yellow-green discharge and may be associated with a respiratory infection or with a sore throat. Both viral and bacterial conjunctivitis can be associated with the common cold.
Both viral and bacterial types are contagious. Adults and children alike can develop both of these types of pink eye. However, bacterial conjunctivitis is more common in children than it is in adults.
Allergic conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis affects both eyes and is a response to an allergy-causing substance such as pollen. In response to allergens, your body produces an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE). This antibody triggers special cells called mast cells in the mucous lining of your eyes and airways to release inflammatory substances, including histamines. Your body's release of histamine can produce a number of allergy signs and symptoms, including red or pink eyes.
If you have allergic conjunctivitis, you may experience intense itching, tearing and inflammation of the eyes — as well as sneezing and watery nasal discharge. You may also experience swelling of the membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelids and part of your eyeballs, resulting in what may look like clear blisters on the whites of your eyes.
Conjunctivitis resulting from irritation
Irritation from a chemical splash or foreign object in your eye is also associated with conjunctivitis. Sometimes, rinsing and cleaning the eye with sterile saline to rid it of the chemical or object causes redness and irritation. Signs and symptoms, which may include a mucous discharge instead of pus, usually clear up on their own within about a day.
In newborns, pink eye may result from an incompletely opened tear duct.
The most common pink eye symptoms include:
• Redness in one or both eyes
• Itchiness in one or both eyes
• A gritty feeling in one or both eyes
• A discharge in one or both eyes that forms a crust during the night
• Tearing
Causes of pink eye include:
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Allergies
• A chemical splash in the eye
• A foreign object in the eye
Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis
Viral conjunctivitis and bacterial conjunctivitis may affect one or both eyes. Viral conjunctivitis usually produces a watery or mucous discharge. Bacterial conjunctivitis often produces a thicker, yellow-green discharge and may be associated with a respiratory infection or with a sore throat. Both viral and bacterial conjunctivitis can be associated with the common cold.
Both viral and bacterial types are contagious. Adults and children alike can develop both of these types of pink eye. However, bacterial conjunctivitis is more common in children than it is in adults.
Allergic conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis affects both eyes and is a response to an allergy-causing substance such as pollen. In response to allergens, your body produces an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE). This antibody triggers special cells called mast cells in the mucous lining of your eyes and airways to release inflammatory substances, including histamines. Your body's release of histamine can produce a number of allergy signs and symptoms, including red or pink eyes.
If you have allergic conjunctivitis, you may experience intense itching, tearing and inflammation of the eyes — as well as sneezing and watery nasal discharge. You may also experience swelling of the membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelids and part of your eyeballs, resulting in what may look like clear blisters on the whites of your eyes.
Conjunctivitis resulting from irritation
Irritation from a chemical splash or foreign object in your eye is also associated with conjunctivitis. Sometimes, rinsing and cleaning the eye with sterile saline to rid it of the chemical or object causes redness and irritation. Signs and symptoms, which may include a mucous discharge instead of pus, usually clear up on their own within about a day.
In newborns, pink eye may result from an incompletely opened tear duct.
