I have an eye infection, my eyes r pinkish and sensitive to bright light, i went to the ER and they gave me

Question

antibiotic stuff that is like gel, I have to work on Tuesday and i am afraid i wont be able to drive to work because of the sensitivity to light, can i use red relieving soothing eyedrops or something while im using the antibiotic? and also will the antibiotic effect my birth control?

Answer 1

sounds like you have pink eye which is very contagious. you shouldn't be going to work with it. and , no... it wont interfere with your birth control.

Answer 2

I've used that stuff before. I wouldn't use another type of eye drop at the same time - red relieving drops don't actually help with what's wrong with your eyes anyway. Just wear sunglasses on your way to work.  Antibiotics in general affect your birth control, so I would probably use a backup method to be safe, but I bet that since the gel is applied directly to your eyes, it's less likely to go through your whole system and affect your birth control.