Conjunctivitis%20-%20viral Patient Education
Patient Education
Adenovirus
- Explain the natural history of the disease, particularly its highly infectious nature
- Educate the patient & family about proper hygiene
Herpes Simplex Virus
- Explain the natural history of the disease, particularly its potentially recurrent nature
- Educate the patient & family about proper hygiene
Molluscum Contagiosum
- Explain that the conjunctivitis & the keratitis are due to the viral shedding from the eyelid lesions unto the surface of the eye
- Lesions may spontaneously resolve but can persist for month-year