Seeing that summer is coming, it will usher in the high incidence of pinkeye. We came to Chengdu Puri Eye Hospital, and invited Wang Zhihua, the deputy chief physician who has rich experience in common eye diseases, to give you a detailed introduction of pinkeye: the scientific name of pinkeye is "acute catarrhal conjunctivitis", and Chinese medicine is also called "flaming eye outbreak", which is mainly transmitted through contact. The common pathogens causing this disease are influenza Bacillus, staphylococcus, pneumococcus and adenovirus. In particular, the "pink eye" caused by adenovirus is highly contagious and can cause regional or wider epidemic. Patients with "pinkeye" often have contact history with patients with "pinkeye".
Acute attack after 1-2 days. The initial symptoms are burning eyes, photophobia and tears, and eyes are as painful as sand. Later, the eyes were red and swollen, conjunctival congestion was obvious, and some may have subconjunctival hemorrhage, but the vision was generally not affected. There are a lot of mucus or purulent secretions, and I often can't open my eyes in the morning. In severe cases, a layer of white membrane may appear on the conjunctiva surface, which is called pseudomembrane in medicine, and symptoms such as headache, fever, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes in front of the ear, tenderness and so on may appear. "Red eye disease" can be repeatedly infected, regardless of age, babies as old as a few months and elderly people aged 8 or 90 can get sick. People suffering from "pink eye" should insist on and treat them thoroughly. You can use antibiotics and antiviral eye drops. Take medicine frequently at first, and then reduce the number of eye drops every day after the symptoms improve. After the symptoms disappear completely, take the medicine for another week. During illness, you should abstain from drinking and smoking, do not drink strong tea and coffee, and avoid spicy and indigestible food. The course of disease is usually 1-2 weeks. After cure, vision is generally unaffected, and a few people suffering from keratitis may also cause vision loss, but vision can be restored after cure. How can we avoid the attack of "pink eye" in the season when it is easy to happen? First, we should pay attention to eye hygiene. Wash your hands frequently and cut your nails frequently, especially when you come home from public places, you must wash your hands first and rub your eyes less; Workers on the construction site should pay attention to washing their hands with running water; Public computer keyboards and mice should be wiped and disinfected frequently. The second is to cut off the source of infection. If someone around you suffers from "pinkeye", you must pay attention to isolation and don't use towels and other toiletries with the patient. The washbasin and towel used by patients must be boiled and disinfected, and other items can be exposed to the sun. Once in contact with patients, be sure to wash your hands and disinfect them. It is best not to help patients with "pink eye disease" drop drugs or use their potions. The third is to swim with goggles. When you go swimming in summer, you must choose a swimming pool with better hygiene, wear goggles and don't wear contact lenses; Be sure to take a bath after swimming, and don't use public towels. It is best to drop one or two drops of antibiotic eye drops before and after swimming, which can effectively prevent "pinkeye". Fourth, people with "pink eye" should be prohibited from entering public places such as swimming pools, bathrooms, barbershops and restaurants. The fifth is to improve resistance. In hot summer, the nights are short and the days are long, and the sleep is seriously insufficient. Taking a nap at noon can relieve fatigue. Eat more fruits and vegetables, drink more water and have a light diet.