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Pink eye usually refers to infectious conjunctivitis, which can look similar to allergies or other infections and eye conditions
Eye drops and cold water rinses can help speed up healing for viral and allergen-related conjunctivitis, but a bacterial infection will need antibiotics
Pink eye tends to start in one eye before spreading to the other, while allergies usually affect both eyes at the same time
An ophthalmologist explains why winter should mean more hand-washing
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