Prevention of inflammation and allergies in the eyes

Allergies in general and eye allergies in particular are a global health problem. Protecting yourself from allergens, drinking lots of water, and taking vitamin C regularly is the best way to protect individuals before medicine has more perfect treatments.

2 forms of corneal inflammation in the spring: there are marginal lesions (left) and 'ulcer island' in the cornea (Photo: TTO) Spring is the season with high humidity, the temperature of the day fluctuates strongly from 8- 10 degrees, the concentration of allergens in the air (pollen, dust, mold, fungi) is higher than other seasons of the year. Obviously, people with allergic sites will suffer because of the weather-related disadvantages. Asthma, sinusitis, eyes, allergies will have a chance to break out. With the eye specialty, the patients who come for examination of all kinds of allergic conjunctivitis, and the eye-related seizures of insects also increase.

The inflammation is allergic

Seasonal conjunctivitis: A common disease in patients with allergic conditions - allergic sinusitis, for example. The density of allergens in the air is much higher in the spring: pollen, hay, feathers and chalk of insects. Obviously, they will trigger allergic infections in the airways and in the eyes. Because of the type of type I hypersensitivity through IgE, after exposure to the allergen, the patient will quickly develop symptoms: swelling of the eyelid - conjunctiva, itchy eyes, red eyes, rusty eyes glue.

The disease is seasonal and not very complicated. Cold compresses in place make the patient more comfortable. Eye drops are quite diverse and available on the market: local vasoconstrictor reduces eye swelling and rapid redness, artificial tears or physiological saline to wash away allergens and calm eyes, Antihistamines and glaucoma cells often work very well.

Spring corneal conjunctivitis: The name of the disease sounds romantic, but the inconveniences that the disease causes for both patients and physicians are not "romantic" at all. The disease mostly occurs in teenage boys, with a tendency to relapse in the spring-summer cycle, greatly affecting children's learning, troubling parents. Common in children with a history of allergies: eczema, asthma .

The basic symptom is itching, the more scratching, the more irritable it is. This is related to possible complications such as corneal ulcers due to very strong babies. The eyes are not very red, with a moderate amount of glue in the eyes. In the form of young corneal lesions there will be a burning sensation, a fear of light and continuous tearing.

On examination, the lesions have the following forms:

- Localized form in the conjunctiva: proliferating papillae mainly in the conjunctival conjunctiva, sometimes developing as pebble stones called giant papillae.

- The form has lesions in the fringe: often occurs in black people and better prognosis than above. The patient has an erect edge in the thick margin that looks like glue and has many white spots.

- The form has lesions in the black heart attached: inflammation of the epithelium, ulcer and necrosis of "ulcer", scarring under the epithelium .

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cytotoxic stabilizers, artificial tears of all kinds only bring comfort to patients. Exacerbations only decrease rapidly when a strong weapon is encountered - corticosteroids. The impatience of patients urges doctors to use the weapons or they themselves buy and use them with consequences: complications due to prolonged use of cortizol that everyone must fear: glaucoma, ulcers and necrosis Cornea due to superinfection of fungal infections - bacteria - herpes, cataract . With this inflammation, the treatment perspective is:

- Cold compresses will make most patients soothe the itch, avoiding the maximum.

- Artificial tears are never redundant, it is best not to have preservatives.

- Cellular stabilizers and steroid preparations should be used interchangeably. Steroids are recommended in exacerbations, high doses for 5-7 days and then stopped, then replaced with topical antihistamines - stabilizing cells or anti-steroidal anti-inflammatory.

Conjunctivitis - atopi-type cornea: is a rare disease. Typical cases occur in patients with atopic dermatitis: dermatitis of the lateral neck, stretching of the hand, natural folds. In addition, the patient or relative has had or is suffering from asthma, allergic rhinitis.

Clinical signs are not highly specific: there are no or few exacerbations, moderate papillae and spread of the upper and lower eyelid conjunctiva, strong conjunctival edema and corneal neoplasm. Long-term illness often causes conjunctival scarring or glomerular staining. Corneal scars that cause visual impairment are common, especially if the patient has a herpes-associated infection or coccidiosis.

Treatment is very difficult because the rate of dependence on cortizol is very high. Oral antihistamines can be used if the patient is very itchy.

Allergies in general and eye allergies in particular are a global health problem. People have made great strides in personal hygiene. Because of this, the incidence of infection by parasites and parasites seems to decrease. But allergies with intermingled causes between innate factors, families, immune disorders, and industrial pollution are increasingly popular. Protecting yourself from allergens, drinking lots of water, and taking vitamin C regularly is the best way to protect individuals before medicine has more perfect treatments.