We are currently seeing children and adolescents with "pink eye." Also known as conjunctivitis or "cold in the eye", this condition can be caused by either a viral or bacterial infection. Bacterial pink eye usually appears as red or pink eyes with yellow or green discharge (pus). Upon awakening is when the discharge is most obvious and the eyes often are matted shut with dried discharge. This type of pink eye also may be associated with a viral cold, but the bacterial eye infection itself requires antibiotic eye drops to cure. Viral conjunctivitis is less common and presents with injected eyes and a watery clear discharge. Good handwashing is very important because both viral and bacterial pink eye infections are very contagious. Often children with bacterial conjunctivitis also have ear or sinus infections.