When our son Ronin came along in 2007, he was a very anxious baby. He had sensory issues. He had night terrors. He was terrified of anyone but me and John. (Thatâs him on his first birthday with his doting Grandma and Uncle, poor kiddo.) I attributed this behavior to him being my sonâa mother with mental illness.
Conjunctivitis, also called pinkeye, is a major cause of irritated eyes. Conjunctivitis is a swelling of the conjunctiva, the layer of tissue overlaying the white of the eye (the sclera) and the inside of the eyelids (the bulbar conjunctiva). The two types of conjunctivitis are allergic and acute.
Eye floaters can be clumpy or stringy; light or dark. They are caused by clumps of tissue embedded in the gel-like fluid (vitreous) in the back of the eye, which cast shadows on the retina when light enters the eye. Click on the image to see floaters in action.