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.
Stock market plunge: Why oil matters. Oil is proving to be a much bigger slick for the stock market than most people assumed. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell, dropping nearly 500 points at one point in the day before recovering. The move seems at least in part to be driven by oil prices, which are also falling. And that is odd.