Conjunctivitis, also called "pink eye," is defined by Aajonus as an inflammation of the whites of the eyes and eyelids. In his framework, this condition is not a disease in the conventional sense but rather a bodily process, specifically, the body working directly on the cornea to address and eliminate toxicity that has become lodged there. He stated explicitly: "Conjunctivitis means that the cornea has been damaged in some way and the body is trying to get rid of that toxicity that has gotten into the cornea so the body is working directly on the cornea to take care of that."

This is consistent with his broader terrain theory position: the body is not being attacked by a pathogen that must be destroyed, but is instead actively engaged in a healing and cleansing process. The inflammation, redness, and discharge associated with conjunctivitis are the body's own intelligent biological response to toxins in the cornea, not a malfunction, but a purposeful detoxification event.

He also described the same condition using multiple names interchangeably, indicating that the conventional medical taxonomy is irrelevant from his perspective: "Yes, like, conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis, pink eye, whatever you want to call it. Yes." Whether labeled by the medical system as conjunctivitis, pink eye, or eye inflammation, Aajonus treated these as the same underlying process and applied the same remedies.

He additionally noted that the same remedy suggestions for conjunctivitis have "soothed and healed" conditions classified separately as eye inflammation and eye irritation, further collapsing conventional diagnostic distinctions in favor of a unified terrain-based understanding.

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Within Aajonus's terrain framework, conjunctivitis arises from toxicity that has accumulated in or penetrated the cornea. The body's response, inflammation, redness, discharge, is the mechanism by which it attempts to expel that toxicity from the eye tissue.

He identified several pathways by which toxicity can reach the eye:

Environmental and industrial exposure: He described the case of a painter from El Salvador whose eyes were "all the time bright red" from prolonged exposure to spray paint. The toxic compounds from spray paint, solvents, and other environmental chemicals infiltrate the eye tissues over time. The body's attempt to clear these toxins produces chronic redness and irritation that is diagnosed as conjunctivitis or chronic eye inflammation.

Acids discharging through the tear ducts: He explained that the redness and burning associated with eye conditions, including those resembling conjunctivitis, can be caused by "acids dumping out through the mouth area, dumping out the eye sockets out the tear ducts causing burning." This means the eye becomes a secondary discharge pathway for systemic toxins, and the resulting inflammation is simply the body routing its cleansing through the ocular tissues.

Coconut cream causing brain detoxification through the eyes: He noted that consuming a lot of coconut cream can cause "many toxins from the brain to discharge from the tear ducts, and that affects vision temporally." This is relevant to conjunctivitis-like symptoms because the same mechanism, toxins exiting via tear ducts, can produce redness, discharge, and irritation of the conjunctival tissues.

Systemic toxic overload: In a broader sense, any condition where the body is heavily laden with industrial toxins, heavy metals, chemical residues, or pharmaceutical residues can produce secondary eye inflammation as the body routes detoxification through available exit pathways, including the cornea and the tear ducts.

Nutritional deficiency: Aajonus noted that inadequate tear production, itself a sign of insufficient fat intake, specifically insufficient milkshake consumption, creates vulnerability in the eye, as the protective coating is insufficient to buffer acids and toxins that reach the ocular surface. Without enough tears, even mildly acidic compounds reaching the eye produce burning and inflammation.

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Conjunctivitis fits most directly within Detoxification and Terrain Theory in Aajonus's philosophical framework.

Terrain Theory: The eye tissues become damaged or compromised when the body's overall toxic burden is high. The presence of redness, discharge, and inflammation signals that the body is working to eliminate accumulated debris from the cornea. There is no pathogen to blame; the condition is a terrain problem, the tissue environment has become saturated with toxins that must be expelled.

Detoxification: The active process of conjunctivitis is, in his framework, the body detoxifying the cornea. The symptoms, redness, inflammation, discharge, are the outward signs of this cleansing process proceeding. The appropriate response is to support the detoxification with the right raw materials (principally egg white and raw butter) so the body can complete its cleansing work efficiently and repair the tissue afterward.

Microbes: Aajonus acknowledged that bacteria, fungi, and viruses all operate within the eye to assist the body's work. He stated that "fungus and bacteria work in the eye. Virus can work in the eye." These are understood as part of the janitorial system, microbial helpers breaking down damaged cells, rather than pathogens causing the disease. The distinction is fundamental to understanding why his remedy (nourishing the cornea directly with raw protein and fat) works while conventional treatments (antibiotics, antiseptic drops) are counterproductive.

Sovereignty: His approach throughout is for the individual to take the matter into their own hands, applying egg white and butter directly to the eye, following the smoothie protocol from his book, without surrendering to medical intervention, pharmaceutical drops, or antibiotic treatment.

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Redness of the whites of the eyes: From Aajonus's perspective, bright red whites of the eyes indicate that the body is routing toxins through the ocular tissues and/or that the eye is inflamed from accumulated toxic material in the cornea. He specifically described the case of an expert witness whose "whites were bright red" and who had tried Visine and other conventional drops without success, he stated those were "poisoning the eye" rather than helping it. The redness is the body's inflammatory response to the cleaning process, not an infection requiring suppression.

Discharge and crusting around the eyes: He explained that the crusting and crustiness appearing around the eye after applying egg white (or occurring naturally with conjunctivitis) is essentially dried proteins and acids being expelled from the eye. He instructed that after applying egg white, one should "take a damp cloth and rub excess off around the outside or it is going to crust and it will look like you have sleep all over the place. It is usually acids dumping out through the mouth area, dumping out the eye sockets out the tear ducts causing burning." The discharge is thus a positive sign, the body is actively expelling toxic material through the ocular exit pathway.

Burning and irritation: Eye burning is a sign of acid toxins contacting the sensitive ocular tissue. He described that when people feel the eye burning and it turns red, applying egg white directly addresses this. One attendee described this precisely: "Sometimes when I feel it [eye] burning and it turns red, I will use the egg white. Like on my way here, all of the sudden it started burning and was irritated so put in some egg white." This is the appropriate terrain-based response, neutralizing the acidity and providing protein to repair the cornea.

Sensitivity to light: He mentioned that people who regularly apply egg white to their eyes become "less sensitive to bright sunlight", meaning the sensitivity to light that accompanies conjunctivitis reflects a compromised and nutrient-depleted cornea, and the restoration of that tissue through topical egg white corrects this sensitivity.

Fogginess or blurred vision accompanying the condition: Aajonus explained that vision blurring associated with eye conditions is often a protein deficiency, specifically: "In every situation where I've advised eating lots of protein when that happens, usually within an hour the vision is restored. So it means you need protein immediately. And not eggs. You can put egg white in your eyes and that'll help... but actually eating meat."

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Aajonus gave detailed and specific guidance for addressing conjunctivitis and related eye inflammation. The protocol has two primary components: topical application directly to the eye and internal consumption of foods that support healing.

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Primary remedy for conjunctivitis: Raw egg white applied directly into the eyes is Aajonus's primary and foundational remedy for conjunctivitis, pink eye, and eye inflammation of all types.

Mechanism: He explained: "Egg white is mostly protein and will strengthen the eye for the day against pollution." The protein in the egg white is absorbed directly through the ocular tissues, feeding the cornea, the iris, and the sclera from the outside in, bypassing the body's long nutrient delivery chain. He stated: "The eye gets nutrients so delayed and it lasts usually in the cycle of where food goes. Chain. So that's why putting it directly in the eye helps."

Exact method of application: 1. Place approximately ½ teaspoon of raw egg white into an eye cup. 2. Hold the eye open, "like it's going to pop out", and place the eye cup up against the eye so that the edges of the cup hold the eye open. 3. Put the head back so the egg white can coat the entire eye. 4. Roll the eye around approximately five times to distribute the egg white. 5. Bring the head back down, remove the eye cup. 6. Open the eye again and roll it for approximately one minute to ensure full distribution and massage of the egg white throughout the eye.

Alternative minimal application method: - Tap a dab of egg white onto the tip of the little finger. - Pull the lower eyelid downward. - Look upward. - Rub the egg white along the white of the eye (the sclera, along the inner lower lid). - Roll the eye around to coat the entire surface.

Do not rinse out: He specifically instructed: "Do not rinse it out, just wipe it off." After application, excess egg white will dry on the outside of the eyelid area and look like sleep. One should simply wipe this off with a damp cloth, not rinse it from the eye itself, because rinsing removes the beneficial coating.

Frequency for conjunctivitis and active eye conditions: - For active pink eye/conjunctivitis: two to three times a day. - For maintenance and general eye health: once a day, or once every other day. - For glaucoma (a related eye condition): two to three times a day specifically, because "it actually feeds the eye."

Speed of action: Egg white removes redness from the eyes "within about 20 minutes" of application. The fogginess from egg white application clears within approximately 2 minutes. "In three minutes you can see better and the eyes are neutrified and strong."

Egg white timing, morning use: He recommended applying egg white in the morning specifically. He stated that egg white in the morning strengthens the eye for the day against pollution.

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Secondary and complementary remedy: Raw unsalted butter applied to the eyes works in a different and complementary way to egg white. He described it: "Butter at night will soothe and strengthen the eye in a different, cleansing way."

Mechanism: Where egg white provides protein to rebuild and strengthen, butter provides fat to soothe, cleanse, and lubricate the eye. He noted: "Butter works a little bit better" for healing the cornea and improving vision when compared to egg white, though both are valuable.

Exact method of application: 1. Melt a dab of raw butter in the palm of the hand. 2. Put the tip of the little finger into the melted butter. 3. Pull the lower eyelid downward. 4. Look upward. 5. Rub the butter along the white of the lower inner eyelid. 6. Lift both the upper and lower eyelid and roll the eyes like, as he said, "a circus master." 7. Leave the butter in the eye. Do not rinse.

Important practical note: "Make sure you're already in bed because you'll have a fog over your eyes for 10-20 minutes." Unlike egg white (which clears fogginess in about 2 minutes), butter produces a fog over the eyes that lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes. This is why it is best applied at night before sleep.

Butter timing, night use: Raw butter should be applied at night, just before bed, because the prolonged fogginess (10-20 minutes to 30 minutes) makes normal visual activity difficult.

Butter quality matters: He specifically cautioned that the butter must be fresh, not butter that has been left out for extended periods. He explained: "Make sure the butter is fresher so it's not so acidic. A lot of times I do leave my butter out. Not for the eyes because that will cause that acidic bacteria to pre-digest and it's very acid, especially if you don't have good tears." Rancid or over-acidic butter can be damaging, especially when tear production is inadequate.

Red eyes from butter: If butter causes red eyes lasting a couple of days, this is "a sign you're not building enough tears to protect the eye." The remedy is to have one milkshake a day and ensure the butter used is fresher.

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Aajonus recommended using both egg white and butter together as a complementary pair:

Protocol: - Morning: Apply egg white to eyes using the eye cup method or finger method. - Night (before bed): Apply raw butter to eyes using the finger method. - Can also alternate days, egg white one day, butter the next, or do both daily.

He stated: "You could alternate days or do egg white in the morning and butter at night before bed." The combination addresses both the protein needs of the cornea (egg white) and the fat/soothing/cleansing needs (butter).

He described his own personal experience with this protocol after his cornea suffered 8 layers of scar tissue from cancer-related acid exposure: "Egg white in the morning and butter at night." Seven years later, his optometrist reported only one layer of scar tissue remaining, and his vision had sufficiently recovered to pass a driver's eye test.

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In addition to topical applications, Aajonus gave a specific internal consumption protocol for conjunctivitis in his book We Want to Live:

Formula: - 4 raw eggs - ¾ cup fresh unripe pineapple (this specification of unripe is explicit in the source) - 8 tablespoons unheated honey

Method: Blend together into a smoothie.

Quantity and frequency: Sip 2–3 smoothies (each made with the above formula) throughout the day.

This smoothie protocol works internally to provide the raw protein (eggs), enzymatic action (unripe pineapple with its higher bromelain content for breaking down damaged tissue and inflammation), and the energetic and antimicrobial properties of unheated honey.

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Red meat: Aajonus consistently connected red meat consumption to overall eye health and stability. He stated: "Red meat like I said earlier is important to stabilize the eye condition for some reason. So eating red meat will help." He recommended at least 4 ounces of red meat daily for eye conditions generally. He also noted: "Blurred vision accompanying eyestrain is often a red-meat deficiency. Eating red meat with unheated honey corrects blurred vision." While this specific statement is about blurred vision, the mechanism, red meat supporting eye muscle function and stability, applies to the overall eye health context that includes conjunctivitis recovery.

Eating eggs throughout the day: When discussing cataracts and the egg white eye protocol, an attendee asked how long to use the egg white, and Aajonus replied: "I eat the rest of the egg white; I'm eating eggs all day long." This indicates that internal egg consumption (not just topical application) is part of his comprehensive eye-healing approach.

Unsalted raw butter (consumed internally): He noted that eating unsalted raw butter is helpful for eyestrain and by extension for overall eye health.

Red and orange live foods: While specifically noted for eyestrain, these foods, raw fresh tuna, salmon, tomatoes, raw carrot juice, oranges, watermelon, cantaloupe, "soothe and heal" eye conditions and represent the nutritional foundation that the eye needs for recovery.

Milkshake for tear production: When red eyes from butter application indicate insufficient tear production, Aajonus prescribed one milkshake daily to build enough tears to protect the eye. Adequate tear production is necessary for the eye to buffer acids and toxins that reach the ocular surface.

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Aajonus gave specific and striking examples of recovery timelines for conjunctivitis and related eye conditions treated with his protocols:

Rapid resolution for acute conjunctivitis, within one week: The most striking case study he described involved a painter from El Salvador who had been told he was going to lose his eyes from chronic severe eye inflammation. Aajonus had his publisher instruct the man to put egg white in his eyes two to three times a day. The result: "Within a week he was eating raw meat because that worked so well and they'd given him drops, they'd done everything, they said he was going to lose his eyes and I just saw him for the first time the day I left and his eyes were just as white, as white, I mean he had a little redness on this side of one eye and that was it. And he was putting the egg white in his eyes three times a day." This represents near-complete resolution of severely inflamed, chronically red eyes within approximately one week of applying egg white three times daily.

Redness removed within 20 minutes of a single application: For immediate relief, he stated that a single application of egg white "will remove red eyes within about 20 minutes." This rapid response is relevant to acute flare-ups of conjunctivitis where the redness is prominent and distressing.

Vision improvement, ongoing with consistent daily practice: For chronic eye conditions and vision-related recovery, the timeline extends. He described that people who "regularly put maybe once a day, once every other day, egg white in their eye" noticed their prescription reduced, in one case a woman's prescription "had to be reduced by 50%." This type of improvement represents the structural healing of the cornea and eye tissues over time with consistent application.

Severe corneal scarring, seven years: For his own case of 8 layers of corneal scar tissue (extreme damage from cancer-related acid), Aajonus described a seven-year recovery process using egg white in the morning and butter at night: "7 years later I went to have my driver's test and my vision passed. I was actually able to read the chart with that left eye. When I went back to the optometrist, she said, 'You only have one layer of scar tissue left.'" While this represents extreme damage well beyond typical conjunctivitis, it establishes the outside boundary of what is possible with consistent application of the topical protocol.

Astigmatism reversal: He stated that consistent egg white application "does reverse eye, eye astigmatism, everything", indicating that beyond conjunctivitis resolution, the same protocol produces broader structural improvement in the eye over time.

Prescription reduction: In the case of the expert witness with chronically red eyes, consistent daily egg white application (once daily, using the eye cup method) resulted in her needing her prescription reduced by 50%. This indicates that as the inflammation and toxicity clear, the underlying visual function of the eye is restored.

Cessation once well: He indicated that the topical protocol need not continue indefinitely after healing is achieved. Regarding his own eye restoration: "No, I did during the period, but when it got to the point where they were well, I stopped." This suggests that conjunctivitis and eye inflammation should be treated actively with two to three daily applications until symptoms resolve, and then the protocol can be continued at a lower maintenance frequency or discontinued as the condition warrants.

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