Don't cover your eye. Covering your sore eye is perhaps the worst thing you can do when you have pinkeye. "Putting a covering or patch over the eye--which, believe it or not, is actually a fairly common practice--raises the temperature of the eye, and those little buggers causing conjunctivitis grow faster in a warm environment
Try two minutes of shut-eye. If you use over-the-counter eye drops to soothe the itch, keep your eyes shut for at least two minutes after applying the drops,
Apply a compress. Place a warm compress over your eye for ten minutes three or four times a day to soothe your inflamed peeper,
Remove Contact Lenses at the First Sign of Pinkeye
People who wear contact lenses are, in general, more susceptible to eye problems than people who don't. But besides being more likely to get conjunctivitis, they also face more serious problems because of it.
Wash your hands--again and again. Soap kills bacteria and viruses that cause pinkeye. Wash your hands as often as you can to prevent aggravating your own case and prevent spreading it to others." Frequent washing is important, because people touch their eyes more often than they might suspect.
Get grown-up help with baby shampoo. Although not advised for children, here's a solution for adults with a lot of discharge: Make a solution of one part baby shampoo to ten parts warm water. Dip a sterile cotton ball in the solution, and while keeping the eye closed, use it to clean off crusty eyelashes.
