Eyes - may be blind

Dr. Vu Tue Khanh, the Corneal Ophthalmology Department of the Central Eye Hospital, affirmed that there were many cases of 17 and 18 years of age who only had common conjunctivitis, but due to the use of unspecified medicines, they were blind unfortunately.

Fur is the culprit

A patient with spring conjunctivitis is being examined by a doctor (Photo: N. Ha, TTO) Dr. Khanh said this is an allergic allergic disease, which is not dangerous but very unpleasant. House dust, pet hair can be the culprit causing the disease. In spring, the amount of pollen moving more in the air is also an agent that causes the disease to increase sharply. Particularly on February 15 at the Clinic of 402, 16 Bui Thi Xuan, Hanoi of the Central Eye Hospital, in 80 patients visited there were nearly 20 cases of spring conjunctivitis.

The disease occurs most in boys, starting from school age. The most common symptom of the disease is itching of the eyes, rubbing the eyes swirling inward, the more itchy eyes, the more severe the disease. Sometimes itching is caused only by stimulating the sun, wind and dust, itching and redness, the patient rubs more eyes.

In the case of waking up in the warm room in the morning, it also causes illness. The monitoring and detection of factors that cause allergy to conjunctivitis to the human body to avoid exposure are effective ways to prevent disease recurrence.

Do not arbitrarily take medicine

No timely treatment and according to the doctor's instructions, conjunctivitis will worsen, produce many other manifestations outside the conjunctiva, from conjunctivitis can develop into keratitis, reduce vision , causing difficulties in living.

Typically, patients with allergic conjunctivitis will be prescribed anti-allergic drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs and nutritional drugs on the eyeball. Anti-allergy drugs and nutritional drugs must be used for a long time, while anti-inflammatory drugs, if arbitrarily used for a long time, are not prescribed by a doctor, which may cause headaches and blindness.

The first stage of conjunctivitis is common red eyes, itchy eyes, the disease can recur if contact with allergens again, so many people after the next illness bring the old prescription to use long day. This is very dangerous.

Anti-inflammatory drugs with corticosteroid preparations have a red-blocking effect, but even within this ingredient, there is a substance that contributes to vasoconstriction. Users prefer because the symptoms are cured, but allergic to the allergenic cause, not using anti-allergy drugs, but only anti-inflammatory drugs that have vasoconstrictor will easily lead to blindness.

Dr. Khanh also recommends that many young people have a habit of using eye medicines (such as V-Rohto) regularly, thinking simply to push the dust out, but in V-Rohto have antibiotic derivatives, vasoconstriction. So the dosage used must be reasonable as prescribed by the doctor, avoid unwanted side effects.

NGOC HA