When I was in the third grade, our elementry school suffered a pink eye outbreak that was nearly an epidemic. All of my friends had the typical pink eye symptoms: red, swollen eyes with a streak of revolting discharge here and there. I was heartbroken with envy. They got to stay home for a day or two while I tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to fake it. With all the fussing with my eyes, I nearly gave myself a non-contagious form of pink eye. Twenty years later, I’m still waiting for my pink eye vacation days. Sigh. Most people would rather learn how to get rid of pink eye than how to get it. After much research, I know how to do both. I know that you’ll need antibiotics for contagious pink eye. Beyond that all you can do is seek pink eye treatments to ease symptoms until your body heals.  Read my latest article on how to get rid of pink eye to learn about strategies to survive this ordeal with your sanity intact.