The signs above can be seen by an eye doctor using a biomicroscope. If antibiotic treatment is not working, your doctor may order a culture and sensitivity. Sufferers are usually exposed to individuals with pink eyes. The most common causitive organism is Staph. Other organisms includes Staph.
Antibiotic eye drops during the day and antibiotic ointment at night.
With the proper antibiotic therapy the eye will not get worse after 1 day. The infection will be better in two days. Most treatments last 7 days. Although uncommon, a corneal ulcer can develop. Careful hygiene helps prevent the spread of infection at home and at work .