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Eye patches for pinkeye

Study highlights

Pinkeye lesions were stratified by severity (Figure 1) and randomized to receive an eye patch or no eye patch.

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Figure 1: examples of severity score for stratification of lesions

Ulcers that received an eye patch healed faster over time (Figure 2).

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Figure 2: Ulcer size over time for lesions with eye patch (dashed line) versus no eye patch (solid line).
 
No weight gain differences were found between those receiving an eye patch versus those that didn't.