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What is "MADRAS EYE" (Eye Disease) ?


Why it is called so?

Conjunctivitis is commonly an infection of the conjunctiva (the thin transparent tissue covering the outer part of the eye). One type of this infection, that occurs commonly, is also known as 鈥?Madras Eye鈥? "Pink eye" refers to a viral infection of the conjunctiva. These infections are especially contagious among children. Handwashing is key to preventing the spread of the virus, which is similar to the type that cause the common cold.
Please see the webpages for more details on Viral conjunctivitis (Pink eye).

its conjunctivitis, or pink eye
its called that by people from the madras area of india.

I think it is conjuctivities in technical terms

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