1 Herpes zoster, or shingles, which is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, can involve the cornea. 2  Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin lining over the front of the eye and on the inner side of the eyelids. 3  Allergies or infections (viral or bacterial) can cause conjunctivitis.
So the real âcurseâ is in fact an oil price collapse. The current price collapse â for the first time since 2009 prices are below the symbolic $50 a barrel â is largely a result of the boom in shale oil production in the US, adding more than 3m barrels over the past few years. High prices bring investment and supply, and this boom was no different.
However now that the United States has increased oil production, low oil prices can hurt U.S. oil companies and affect domestic oil industry workers. Conversely, high oil prices add to the costs of doing business. And these costs are area also ultimately passed on to customers and businesses.n this article, we will look at how oil prices impact the U.S. economy. A Reversal of Fortune. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the United States was struggling under declining domestic oil production and the resulting need to import more oil.