Nowadays, cases of eye flu or conjunctivitis rise rapidly with inconvenient or uncomfortable symptoms such as increased sensitivity to light, pain, redness, itching, tearing, and many more. Eye flu or conjunctivitis is mainly caused by viruses that spread easily from person to person by touching contaminated items, contacting with an infected person and many more. It is also caused by bacterial infections, and allergies but it is not spreadable eye flu.

Several tips to avoid eye flu or conjunctivitis – There are several tips to avoid or lower the risk of eye flu or conjunctivitis are discussed below –

1. You should clean the contact lens to reduce the risk of any eye infections including eye flu or conjunctivitis.
2. During swimming, you should use protective eyewear to decrease the risk of irritants entering your eyes that causes eye flu or conjunctivitis.
3. You should wash your hands daily and avoid sharing personal items with others like cosmetics or towels to lower the risk of any viral eye infections including eye flu or conjunctivitis.
4. You should avoid touching your eyes with your hands to lower the risk of eye flu or conjunctivitis.
5. You should avoid eye rubbing to lower the risk of bacteria or viruses enter in your eyes.
6. You should avoid touching contaminated items and also stay away from infected people to lower the risk of spreading eye flu or conjunctivitis in your home.
7. You should not share eye cosmetics or personal eye care items with others to reduce the risk of spreading eye flu or conjunctivitis.
8. You should also change your pillowcases to lower the risk of eye flu or conjunctivitis.