fire eye

Introduction

Fire eye introduction Fire eyes, that is, acute conjunctivitis, are caused by wind and heat. It refers to the red eye pain of both eyes, the shame and tears, and the fever and headache syndrome. It often occurs in the hot summer and autumn seasons. basic knowledge Sickness ratio: 0.5% Susceptible people: no specific population Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: headache Conjunctival congestion

Cause

Cause of fire eye

Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by wind and heat. Western medicine believes that the disease is transmitted through human transmission or water transmission. After the pathogen invades the conjunctiva, it causes conjunctival and conjunctival conjunctival hyperemia, secretion of mucus or purulent secretions, edema, etc., and severe subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Prevention

Fire eye prevention

1, red eye disease is more common in the spring and autumn, can spread infection, but also popular in schools, factories and other collective living places.

2, eat green onions, leeks, garlic, pepper, lamb, dog meat and other spicy, hot food, it is best not to eat fish, squid, shrimp, crab and other sea bream.

Dietary principles:

1. If the patient's wind is heavier than heat, it is advisable to eat scattered wind in the diet. The food supplemented by heat can be washed or taken with the plantain and mint leaf decoction.

2, if the heat is heavy in the wind, the diet should be mainly heat, supplemented by scattered wind.

Complication

Fire eye complications Complications, headache, conjunctival congestion

Conjunctival congestion, headache, photophobia and tears.

Symptom

Fire eye symptoms Common symptoms Eye foreign body sensation Eye pain Conjunctival hyperemia

The symptoms usually reach a climax in about 3 days, and begin to decrease after 5 to 6 days, and recover from 1 to 2 weeks. A handkerchief should be available on the body and should be cleaned frequently. The main symptoms are tingling in the eyes, foreign body sensation, increased secretions, and the upper and lower jaws are stuck in the morning, not easy to blink, conjunctival congestion, severe cases are more fierce, may have fever, headache and other systemic symptoms.

Examine

Fire eye inspection

In the early and peak stages of the disease, a secretion smear or conjunctival smear is examined to determine the pathogenic bacteria, and a drug susceptibility test is performed to select an effective drug treatment. The positive rate of bacteriological examination in the late stage of the disease is low.

Diagnosis

Fire eye diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Chronic conjunctivitis is a chronic inflammation of the eye. Allergies and environmental factors are causes of illness. The course of the disease can last for weeks or months. Treatment measures include reducing symptoms and avoiding possible factors. Acute conjunctivitis: Acute conjunctivitis is caused by bacteria and viruses. The incidence is more urgent, the course of disease is short, and acute conjunctivitis is suffered. You should wash your eyes and wash your hands frequently, or you can drop eye drops or cold compresses.

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