About a week ago, my right eye was a little red below the Iris/Cornea/the black part of the eye.
It was not even visible unless looked carefully or was not even itching or paining. And it went away 2 days back or I didn't notice it that much. Now today after I got up, my right eye was normal or I didn't notice any substantial redness. However, a couple of hours after getting up, suddenly I saw that my right eye was red again and this time not just below the Iris but almost all of the white part plus itching and causing a bit of irritation and was more moist than usual. There's not much discharge from the eye as it has been only a few hours.
Is it conjunctivitis or some allergy or due to rubbing it or the red a few days ago was due to a foreign object entering the eye?
I sent a pic to my family doctor and he says its conjunctivitis. However, should I go to a eye specialist. Cause I am worried why my eye was only a little red before and now suddenly after a week it is full red/pink?
Or could the infection causing conjunctivitis have spread due to not treating it for the first 7 days?
Please Reply I am worried as I am always scared to go to a doctor and its the first time I have ever had a red eye or conjunctivitis or something of that sorts.
I do have glasses though.