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Inclusion Criteria: * Conjunctivitis (as defined below) within 72 hours of initial ocular symptoms. * At least 18 years of age. * Subjects capable of understanding the purpose and risks of the study, and able to give informed consent. * Conjunctivitis diagnosis defined as presence of the two cardinal signs of acute conjunctivitis- 1) bulbar conjunctival injection and 2) conjunctival discharge/exudates. * A three-point rating scale (0=absent, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe) will be employed to grade conjunctival discharge/exudates. * All patients will require a rating of 1(mild) or greater for conjunctival discharge/exudates. * Patients will require a rating of 1 (mild) for bulbar conjunctival injection. Exclusion Criteria: * Conjunctivitis greater than 72 hours after initial ocular symptoms * Corneal ulcer, endophthalmitis, or any other confounding infection of the eye * Patients taking topical anti-inflammatory medications on a chronic basis * Known steroid glaucoma responders * Active herpes ocular infection * Pregnant women * Known allergy to chlorhexidine