ive got this infection, any one know the best way to keep it clean without having to go doctors :)

Do you know how it happened? If it's from chemicals wash your eye immediately with cold water.

Or else use Warm (NOT HOT) water to wash out the debris that's causing it. Cold water may help with irritants, chemicals and allergic conjunctivitis.

Not sure, my eye felt a bit sore last nightr, and i kept rubbing it and it felt i had something ni my eye so i was checkin to gt it out, i wake up this mornin tryin 2 open my eyes look in the mirror its infected :(

I also found this info for you to take care of it yourself:

7 Remedies for Pinkeye
Your mother called it pinkeye, a magic word that meant no school for a couple of days. Now that you're grown up, you call it conjunctivitis. And, although it might not keep you home from work, your eyes can still use a little soothing relief. Here's how.

Wash the red away. Remember Mom sitting on the side of your bed, dipping a washcloth in a bowl and gently placing it on your eyes? Wet pillow aside, she had the right idea. "A warm compress applied to the eyes for 5 to 10 minutes three or four times a day will make you feel better," says pediatric ophthalmologist Robert Petersen, M.D., director of the Eye Clinic at Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Keep them clean. "A lot of times conjunctivitis gets better by itself," says Dr. Petersen. "To help the healing process along, keep your eyes and eyelids clean by using a cotton ball dipped in clean or sterile water to wipe the crusts away."

Baby yourself. A warm compress works well for children, but sometimes adults need a little something more. "Adults who have a lot of discharge should make a solution of 1 part baby shampoo to 10 parts warm water," says Peter Hersh, M.D., an ophthalmologist and assistant surgeon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.

"Dip a sterile cotton ball into the solution and use it to clean off your eyelashes. It works very well. The warm water loosens the crust and the baby shampoo cleans off the junction of your eyelid and eyelash."

An over-the counter solution called I-Scrub, used the same way, is just as effective.

Throw in the towel. Toss it, the washcloth, and anything else that comes in contact with your eyes into the laundry. "This infection is highly contagious. Don't share a towel or washcloth with anyone, because it will easily spread the disease," says Dr. Petersen.

Don't chlorinate your eyes. Does swimming in a pool leave you seeing pink? "The chlorine in swimming pools can cause conjunctivitis, but without the chlorine, bacteria would grow—and that could cause it, too," says Dr. Petersen. "If you're going to go swimming and you're susceptible to conjunctivitis, wear tight-fitting goggles while in the water."

Put allergic conjunctivitis on ice. If you survive the summer swim but not the summer pollen, your conjunctivitis may be caused by allergies. "If your eye itches like a mosquito bite and you have stringy pus in your eye, most of the time that's the sign of allergic conjunctivitis," says J. Daniel Nelson, M.D., a Minnesota ophthalmologist and chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in Minnesota. "Taking an over-the-counter antihistamine will help that, and use cold, not warm, compresses. A cold compress will really relieve the itch."

Get drugged at night. "Germ-caused conjunctivitis intensifies when your eyes are closed. That's why it tends to get worse at night when you're asleep," says Dr. Petersen. "To combat that, put any prescribed antibiotic ointment in your eyes before you go to bed. That way it will prevent crusting."

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MANAGEMENT
Ordering cultures and sensitivity tests is ideal for diagnosis but usually impractical and expensive. Most clinicians immediately begin treatment with a broad spectrum antibiotic and reserve culturing for hyperacute conditions or those that fail to respond to the initial therapy.

There are many antibacterial options. Excellent initial broad spectrum antibiotics include Polytrim (polymixin B sulfate and trimethoprim sulfate), gentamicin 0.3%, and tobramycin 0.3%. These will give good coverage of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, though the aminoglycosides (gentamicin and tobramycin) have weak activity against Staphylococcal species; there are also resistant strains of Pseudomonas. Fluoroquinolones such as Ciloxan, Ocuflox and Chibroxin are also excellent options. Therapy should be aggressive, with administration from QID to Q1H for the first few days.

Although antibiotics will eradicate the bacteria, they will do nothing to suppress the concurrent inflammation. If there is no significant corneal disruption, prescribe a steroid such as Pred Forte, Vexol or Flarex along with your antibiotic of choice, or a steroid-antibiotic combination such as Maxitrol (neomycin, polymyxin B, dexamethasone 0.1%), Pred-G (gentamicin 0.3%, prednisolone acetate 0.1%), or Tobradex (tobramycin 0.3%, dexamethasone 0.1%).

Problem being you can only get much of that with a prescription only. One important note about this infection... Do not delay treatment! ;)

Personally, I'd go get it looked at. After all, doctors are usually better than being blind in one eye. ;)

I wear contacts and regularly deal with red or sore eyes. If the above methods don't help let me know. I can find more info for you.