The conjunctiva is the thin film that covers the whites of the eyes and the inner surface of the eyelids. Conjunctival inflammation can be divided into two types: acute and chronic. It is the most common cause of red eyes and sticky secretions.
Symptoms of Acute Conjunctivitis
Once the conjunctiva becomes inflamed, the inflammatory reaction will cause the capillaries of the conjunctival tissue to expand and discharge tissue fluid. White blood cells will increase, constantly producing necrotic cells, stimulating the lacrimal glands to secrete excessive tears. These inflammatory wastes will be dumped into the conjunctival sac and mixed with tears. Mix together to form eye fat. Therefore, common features of acute conjunctivitis include redness, swelling, tearing, pain, photophobia, and increased eye fat.
Causes of Acute Conjunctivitis
Acute conjunctivitis is mainly caused by filtration viruses, such as adenovirus, enterovirus and Kossaki virus. A few are caused by non-filtration viruses, such as chlamydia. The epidemic route is mainly in public places or in public places. Contagion through contact within the family.
Patients with a lot of eye fat who treat themselves by themselves often find that their upper and lower eyelids are stuck together when they wake up. You can use sterilized cotton or cotton swabs dipped in saline or eye drops to gently wipe them.
Treatment for Acute Conjunctivitis
To treat severe cases, steroid eye drops can be used under the guidance of a doctor to relieve eye symptoms and antibiotic eye drops can be used to prevent subsequent bacterial infections.
Prevention
- Pay attention to personal hygiene and wash hands frequently.
- Use personal towels and toiletries. Towels in public places cannot be used to wipe eyes.
- Avoid the bad habit of rubbing your eyes with your hands and wipe them with clean toilet paper when necessary.
- Choose a swimming pool that is fully disinfected before swimming.
