Conjunctivitis

The eye is bloodshot with creamy, thick discharge. In this case, inflammation of the eyelid was caused by infection with a bacterium. A bloodshot eye is characteristic of conjunctivitis, and a thick discharge is characteristic of bacterial conjunctivitis.

(From KJ Knoop, Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1997, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 2.2, courtesy of Frank Biryini, MD; with permission.)