I get pink eye every fall- WHY?

Question

Around the same time every year, I develop pink eye.

I kind of feel it coming on again now, and this year will mark the fourth consecutive year that I've been contaminated with pink eye around this time.

WHY does this happen? It's really frustrating, but doesn't seem to make much sense from what I've learned about how and why pink eye generally comes about.

Someone help!

Answer 1

It might not be pink eye, just pink eye like symptoms. Since it happens around the same time every year I suggest seeing if your doctor can prescribe some sort of allergy medication.

Answer 2

Pink eye is caused by not washing your hands and getting germs in your eye. Also if you have an infection it can go to your eye.

Answer 3

There is a kind of pink eye that is caused by allergies, and it sounds like that might be what you have.  Check out these links and they might help you, and see your doctor to figure out for sure what is going on.

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/07/08...

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/...

http://www.medicinenet.com/pink_eye/arti...

Answer 4

May be an allergen causing it that occurs in the Fall.

Kids are back in school and spreading everything around like WILDFIRE!  

Answer 5

Around the fall a lot of people get sick. I would recommend not to touch your eyes with out washings your hand. That may be why you get pink eye. The best way to avoid it is not to touch your eye especially at work.

Carry some hand wips that will help you a lot. When you see pink eye is starting rinsh your eye with cold water.