i'm infected by an eye infection (try saying it)



scary pic eh??

ya, that's my eye now.. thought it was quite artistic, with the silhouette of the camera in the pupil... hee hee.. sorry if you didn't think so... beauty is in the eyes of the beholder... (pun intended)

doc says it will take about a week to heal.. so i checked Google to find out more about it. i discovered that there are actually several types of eye infections:

- Red eye with yellow eye discharge - "pink eye" or bacterial conjunctivitis
- Red eye without discharge and with a cold - viral conjunctivitis
- Red eyes with itching, watery discharge - allergic conjunctivitis
- Red eye with history of trauma or chemical in the eye
- Red eye with pain, watery discharge - possible foreign body in the eye or corneal abrasion
- Eye with redness of the skin around the eye and swelling of the tissue around the eye - infection of the tissue around the eye (periorbital cellulitis) **
- Eye discharge in a newborn baby - blocked tear duct (naso-lacrimal duct)
- Swollen lump near the lid margin - stye

i reckon mine is the one in italics though i can't be sure.... too bad doctors normally don't tell us more about our illnesses.. the eye is a fascinating organ indeed...



i also found out that "Eye Infection" is an ultra-cool 17-gallery exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam... wow...

enlightening...