Sunday, April 13, 2008

Pool Swimmers and CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS

Chemical conjunctivitis is an eye irritation that affects practi­cally all pool swimmers at some time. The eyes become red, sensitive and teary as if something gritty were in them. Conjunctivitis is also caused by pool additives; it is mild and usually clears up overnight. It may be treated with bland eye drops and rest for the eyes.

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