When your eyes turn red


The conjunctiva is the clear membrane that covers your eyeball, whereas the cornea is the transparent tissue that covers your iris and pupil. — MCT

Conjunctivitis is also called pink eye.

It is an infection or inflammation of the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid and eyeball, which is called the conjunctiva.

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