How to treat conjunctivitis in adults

If the eyes are red, there are unpleasant sensations and discharge - this means that you are ill with conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis not only negatively affects the appearance of a person, but also gives a lot of unpleasant sensations.

To help adults cure conjunctivitis quickly and without consequences, you need to know about what symptoms it manifests and how it is diagnosed. This, as well as the methods of treatment of this disease, you will learn further.

Definition of disease

Conjunctivitis- an inflammatory disease of the mucosa, which is called a conjunctiva. According to statistics, conjunctivitis occupies more than twenty percent of all eye pathologies.

irritation leads to vasodilation, so the eyes turn red. The causes of its development can be various infections of a viral or bacterial nature, an allergy. The frequency of morbidity depends on the season, climatic and geographical factors.

Species of conjunctivitis:

• Adenovirus. It is caused by adenovirus, which is transmitted by airborne droplets. Adenoviral conjunctivitis is common in children and is of a massive nature.
• Acute. The development of acute conjunctivitis is caused by coccal bacteria. They can be infected through dirty hands or contact with bacteria. The risk of acute conjunctivitis increases with myopia, astigmatism, eye injuries, infectious diseases and so on.
• Allergic. The appearance of such conjunctivitis is provoked by some allergen. With allergic conjunctivitis, redness and swelling, itching, copious discharge of tears and a fear of light are observed.
• Kokha-Wicks conjunctivitis. This conjunctivitis is also called acute epidemic. It is characteristic mainly for children and is manifested in the hot summer season. Infecting with acute epidemic conjunctivitis can be through unwashed hands and contaminated things.
• Blinocrenic. Conjunctivitis vaginal bleeding is caused by gonococcus. It manifests itself in newborn children, as they become infected with it from a sick mother with gonorrhea.
• Chronic. Chronic conjunctivitis is caused by prolonged irritation of the mucous eye with dust, chemicals. It can develop in people with poor metabolism, with weakened immunity, with chronic diseases and ametropia.

  Types of conjunctivitis

Despite the wide variety of species of this disease, the clinical picture is characterized by a number of common symptoms:redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, secretions.Often conjunctivitis is accompanied by burning, pain, itching in the eyes, sensation of a foreign body, fear of light, lacrimation and spasm of the eyelids.

Causes

The reasons for the development of conjunctivitis may be several.

1. Bacterial(staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus)and viral(sore throat, cold, measles, etc.). In most cases, viral conjunctivitis can disappear itself. For bacterial conjunctivitis yellow discharge is characteristic.
2. Use eye drops to relieve eye irritation without a doctor's prescription. Often the composition of drops includes components aimed at eliminating edema. They can cause an allergic reaction, which in turn provokes the development of conjunctivitis. If the disease is caused by drops that reduce irritation, you should change them to saline drops.
3. Allergic reactions. If this disease manifests itself quite often, then you should pay attention to nutrition. Usually allergies are to certain foods. Therefore, you should reconsider your diet.
4. Wearing contact lenses.If you wear the lens too long or do not clean it properly, you can get eye irritation. Therefore, when using contact lenses, hygiene must be observed. The solution for lenses sometimes includes thiomersal, which in some people causes allergies, so to avoid the development of conjunctivitis, you should carefully study the composition of the drug.

Other reasons:

• Deficiency in the body of vitamin A. Its deficiency reduces the susceptibility of the body to infectious diseases.
• Measles and other diseases.
• Diseases transmitted sexually.
• Foreign objects falling into the eyes.
• Cosmetical tools.
• Injuries of the eyes.

to determine the exact cause of conjunctivitis, it is necessary to carry out a series of analyzes. On their basis, treatment is selected. After the disappearance of the symptoms of conjunctivitis, the tests must be taken again to make sure that the conjunctivitis has not passed into a chronic form.

Symptoms

The main symptoms of viral conjunctivitis:

1. Lachrymation of the eyes.
2. Itching.

If conjunctivitisis caused by the herpes virus, then it is characterized by one-sidedness of the process, an acute beginning, a prolonged and often complicated course.

In the case whenthe cause of the disease was adenovirus, there is an increase in body temperature, an increase in lymph nodes, inflammation of the nasopharynx. In this case, the eyelids spasmodic, from the eyes come out insignificant discharge without pus. Sometimes diapers or follicles may appear.

The main symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis:

1. Photophobia.
2. Lachrymation.
3. The feeling of a foreign body in the eyes.
4. Thick, opaque gray or yellow discharge from the eyes.
5. Pain.
6. Muco-purulent discharge.
7. Qatar upper respiratory tract.
8. Increased body temperature.
9. Headache.

With acute bacterial conjunctivitisfrom the eyes pus and mucus are allocated, the patient complains of rubbers.

Blennoconeous conjunctivitisis accompanied by serous-bloody discharge, which after a few days turns into pus. It happens that there are ulcers and infiltrates.

Acute epidemic conjunctivitisKoch-Wickscharacterized by the appearance of small hemorrhages, edema near the eye slit.

If bacterial conjunctivitis is chronic, then its main symptoms are burning, itching, sand, the eyes very quickly become tired.

The main symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis:

1. Severe itching.
2. Pain in the eyes.
3. Edema of the eyelids.
4. Itching in the eyes.
5. Sensation of foreign body.
6. Feeling of discomfort.

Possible complications

The main complicationIs the transition of acute conjunctivitis into a chronic form. This is due to improper treatment, violation of the regimen of medication, or not cured until the end of the disease.

In the case of complications in the form of ulcers, vision loss may occur.

Another complication of conjunctivitis- this is keratitis, with the result that you can completely lose your eyesight.

If the inflammatory process passes into deeply lying tissues, phlegmon and abscesses may form.

Treatment

Treatment of conjunctivitis in adults depends on its type.

Medication

Bacterial conjunctivitisIt is treated with antibiotics in the form of eye drops. If the discharge is high, then the conjunctival sac should be washed with a solution of furacilin or potassium permanganate. Very effective oletetrinovaja ointment which pawn in a conjunctival bag up to three times a day. Also effective is Erythromycin and Tetracycline ointments.

Tetracycline is used in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.

Viral conjunctivitisis treated with leukocyte interferons or interferonogens, for example pyrogenal. They are poured into a conjunctival sac six to eight times a day. Such ointments can be used from conjunctivitis such as Florenalovaya, Bonafonovaya and others.

Bonafton is used in the treatment of viral conjunctivitis.

fungal conjunctivitis is treated with a drug whose action is directed against a particular fungus-pathogen.

If conjunctivitis is caused by chlamydiae, then antiviral drugs and drugs and tetracycline antibiotics are prescribed.

With the help of hormonal drugs, such as, for example, hydrocortisone, and anti-allergic drugs, such as suprastin, you can treatallergic conjunctivitis.

Ointment Hydrocortisone is used in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis

People's means

• A warm compress with the addition of a few drops of camomile oil, lavender oil or rose oil.
• Moisten a piece of cloth with aloe juice and put it on your eyes. It can also be used to wash the eyes.
• Dissolve a quarter teaspoon of soda in half a glass of water. Use to wash the eyes.
• Prepare a decoction of a half-spoonful of barberry root bark and one glass of water.Cook fifteen to thirty minutes. Wash your eyes or do compresses.
• Apply cold bread to closed eyes to reduce inflammation and eliminate itching.
• Bury in the eye one drop of castor oil three times a day.
• Boil fennel seeds in water. Use to wash the eyes.
• To drip one or two drops of honey in the eyes, or dilute three tablespoons of honey in two cups of boiling water, stir until dissolved, allow the solution to cool, and then use to wash the eyes several times a day.
• Grate the potatoes and put them on your eyes. Grated potatoes can also be used as a warm poultice. It must be imposed on the eye fifteen minutes before bedtime for three days.

Prevention

Conjunctivitis is a very contagious disease.Therefore, doctors do not recommend using other people's hygiene items and things (towels, pillows and so on).

When frequent manifestations of this disease should be engaged in strengthening immunity.

When washing hands, use antibacterial soap. You can touch your eyes only with clean hands.

The cosmetics that were used during conjunctivitis infection should not be used after, as it is possible to infect another eye.

It is recommended to flush the eyes with berberineIs a natural antibacterial substance that effectively fights streptococci.

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conclusions

Conjunctivitis is one of the most common diseases. It requires timely diagnosis and treatment, which will avoid the development of serious complications and accelerate the process of recovery.