TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 21. Conjunctivitis in the Older Child A1 - Sleiman, Joseph A1 - Hammerschlag, Margaret R. A2 - Shah, Samir S. PY - 2009 T2 - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease AB - Conjunctivitis, commonly referred to as “red eye” or “pink eye,” is a nonspecific term used to describe an inflammation of the conjunctiva, which can be caused by a wide range of conditions. The conjunctivae are the mucous membranes extending from the eyelid margin to the corneal limbus, forming the posterior layer of the eyelids and the anterior layer of the eyeball. Conjunctivitis may result from primary involvement of the conjunctival tissue or may occur as a secondary manifestation of other ocular or systemic conditions that produce conjunctival inflammation. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6904052 ER -