Everyone has, at one point or another, scratched their eye subconsciously due to the feeling of irritation around the area. Most of the time, people get lucky and nothing major really happens but for others, this may result to an eye injury called a corneal abrasion.

The medical term conjunctivitis literally means “inflammation of the conjunctiva.” Known more commonly as “pink eye”, it is synonymous with sore eyes. It is considered to be the most common form of eye condition for all age groups, and oftentimes when it occurs it is only a mild infection.