I'm registered as a patient with three separate medical clinics in this suburb but none of them had any spare appointment slots before Monday morning and earlier today (Saturday) I was needing medical intervention due to sore & weepy eyes, one eye being significantly worse than the other.
Headed off to the emergency wing of the nearest hospital, was examined immediately by a nurse, then placed in a queue for the next three hours whist awaiting the availability of a physician.
She diagnosed conjunctivitis, an bacterial inflammation of the eyelid & outer surface of the eye itself & provided with a tube of combined lubricant & antibiotic ointment to be applied to the inside of the lower eyelid three times daily.
It seems to be doing its job following the first application.
I'm avoiding contact with other folk as much as possible due to the rather extreme contagiousness of this affliction.