Antimicrobial medications for conjunctivitis are typically given ... but often patients and parents of children prefer drops, and no therapeutic advantage of one over the other has been demonstrated.

Pink eye is what occurs when the thin membrane that lines the white of the eye and the eyelid becomes infected and inflamed.

Many eye ointments can help manage and treat symptoms of eye conditions like styes, pink eye, and other infections ... Ointments are not always the first line of treatment for eye infections.

For moderate to severe infectious conjunctivitis or pink eye caused by bacteria, topical treatments "may reduce the duration of symptoms," says Shapiro. These may include topical antibiotics ...