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A postgraduate in Bio-informatics with long teaching experience, works for news section, writes and edits articles for Medindia.
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Acute Ear Infection
Ear infection is very common in babies and young children. The type of ear discharge depends on the underlying cause.
Eye Pain Symptom Evaluation
Eye pain usually follows trauma, eye infection or inflammation of the eye and the surrounding structures. The cause of eye pain can be diagnosed based on the type of pain and associated symptoms.
Eye Infections
Eye infection is a common problem that often causes pain and discomfort to the eyes. Common symptoms of eye infection include pain, redness of eye or eyelids, eye discharge.
Eye Discharge Symptom Evaluation
Eye discharge usually indicates the presence of infection or allergy and should be promptly treated. Allergic conjunctivitis results in white mucus discharge from the eyes.
Eyelid Bump
Our eyelids protect our eyes and keep them moist. Swelling of the eyelid may be localized due to chalazion, stye etc., or it could be a generalized swelling due to edema of the eye.
