My mother has an eye infection i am assuming?

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My mom is 82..she had numerous health problems including glaucoma.  I gave her drop saturday morning as usual.  Her eyes were fine...in the afternoon she said they bothered her..when i looked at them there was no whites to her eyes all blood shot..i figured the shampoo that i had used irritated them earlier..(i use the same shampoo all the time..not a new one)  By saturday night there was pus coming out of them and stuck shut...i bought saline and washed them out..today being a holiday i called the eye drs emergency and they gave me an anitbiotic drop..i started them this morning but it doesn't look ANY better at  all.  They are getting "stuck" shut with slimy stuff. 
  Should  the antibiotic have started to work by now?...Could it be something more serious?..i figured if it was just one eye ti could have been a bleed or something behind the eye but it's both eyes and it does look like the pics online of conjunctivitis..  I am taking her first thing in the morning to the eye dr but how worried should i be that this is something more serious?..thanks!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It sounds like she may have conjunctivitis. It takes about three days for the antibiotic drops to kick in.
Wash hands when touching mom. Conjunctivitis will spread from one eye to the other. Use 2 warm wash cloths separately for each eye. Wash all surfaces mom touches. Pus indicates conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is very contagious. It may also affect her vision until cleared up.  Keep your hands away from your eyes & remember washing hands is very important to prevent from spreading from one eye to the other or you.
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Joe Mama · Answer

It should start looking a little better by tomorrow. As long as you are going to the dr tomorrow she should be fine.

My mother has an eye infection i am assuming?

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