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Case of conjunctivitis on the rise in Dang

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DANG, Aug 25: A large number of people are coming for treatment of conjunctivitis at the Rapti Eye Hospital, Rakshyachaur.



The hospital has been receiving 150 to 200 people every day since the past one week, Ram KC of the hospital said.



Conjunctivitis also called pink eye is usually caused by viral infection and sometimes bacterial. Redness, irrigation and watering of the eyes are common symptoms of all forms of conjunctivitis.



Timely treatment could cure the disease in a week´s time, KC said.



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