Why does conjunctivitis occur in adults? What could be conjunctivitis?

If the eye is Zudit, the selection appeared from it, most likely, there was conjunctivitis. It is important in time to recognize his symptoms, consult a doctor and start treatment.

Unfortunately, conjunctivitis is a fairly common disease, and adults and children are subject to. In fact, conjunctivitis is a group of diseases meaning inflammation of conjunctiva - the mucous membrane of the eye.

Causes of the appearance of conjunctivitis in adults

In conjunctivitis, the mucous membrane of the eye is inflated.

The reasons for the appearance of conjunctivitis in adults can be:

• increasing infection of different etiology, whether viral, or bacterial, or fungal
• allergy
• external stimuli (dust, chemicals, smoke)
• medicines
• contact lenses when improving the hygiene use
• impact of bright sunlight
• general weakening of the body
• some chronic infectious diseases of ENT organs
• contact with infected conjunctivitis man

Types of conjunctivitis and symptoms

The etiology of conjunctivitis may be different

Depending on the cause distinguish the inflammation of the conjunctiva:

• viral
• bacterial
• fungal
• mechanical
• allergic

Conjunctivitis can be acute and acquired chronic shape.

• Acute conjunctivitis is characterized by an active manifestation of the symptoms described above, namely: pain in the eyes, their redness, mucous-purulent discharge
• Chronic conjunctivitis is diagnosed in the event that a person is regularly exposed to dust, smoke, chemicals, if there is diseases in its history associated with metabolic disorders, chronic diseases of the ENT organs, an allergic reaction, long-term operation at the computer
• In case of chronic conjunctivitis, a person feels eye fatigue, eye dryness, itching, burning, sensation of a foreign body. Sometimes symptoms of chronic conjunctivitis appear not clearly

Common symptoms of the disease:

• redness and pain in the eye (both eyes)
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• transparent mucosa, white or purulent eyes
• photophobia
• thread
• sensation of "sand" in the eyes
• sometimes an increase in temperature
• sometimes a headache

Important: The described symptoms can manifest themselves in different ways, depending on the type of conjunctivitis and the degree of its severity

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Viral conjunctivitis eyes

Adenovirus and herpes virus are the most common causes of viral inflammation of the mucousa

• Viral conjunctivitis occurs on the background of adenoviral or herpes infection. The person first manifests the symptoms of the usual cold - runny nose, sore throat, alloy, small fever
• They are joined by caring in one eye, then perhaps in both eyes, redness of the eye. Conjunctive is inflamed and becomes bright red. Eyes hurt to look at the light
• Sometimes it is possible to release from the eyes. Viral conjunctivitis is very contagious. This is the most common type of disease, especially in adults

Bacterial conjunctivitis, symptoms

In the bacterial conjunctivitis from the eye can be highlighted by pus

The cause of it can be different pathogenic pyrogen (causing purulent discharges) of the type of bacteria:

• staphilococci
• streptococcov
• gonokokkov
• chlamydium

Bacterial conjunctivitis is manifested differently in different patients. Most often, the person gets up in the morning and can not reveal the eyes swimming in gently, both at the same time.

Some patients complain about the feeling of dryness and sharpness in the eyes, there would be no interference because of the foreign body in the eye. In this case, all patients with bacterial conjunctivitis feel pain in the eye (eyes). They have dry in and around an infected eye.

IMPORTANT: Bacterial conjunctivitis caused by a gonococcus can be diagnosed with newborn babies if their mother suffered gonoronia

Both viral and bacterial conjunctivitis are very infectious and indulges from an infected person through hands or objects of life and hygiene.

Allergic conjunctivitis, symptoms

Symptoms of allergic inflammation conjunctiva

This type of conjunctivitis arises due to the contact of a person with an allergen. Allergen can serve as anything - home, books or street dust, plant flowering, animal wool, etc. The patient feels itching and burning in the eyes, redness of the eyes and edema, sometimes pain in the eyes and minor selection.

Important: Allergic conjunctivitis is not contagious

Symptoms of fungal conjunctivitis

• With fungal conjunctivitis in the eye or around the eye, grain-like nodules appear, and after them there are yasers, fistulas, isolation of the pus. If the disease proceeds a long period, then changes in the edges of the age and damage to the horny medium are possible.
• The fungal conjunctivitis can be caused by many types of fungi (about 50 of them), parasitic organisms and yeast-like causative agents. This form of conjunctivitis is very contagious, and the cause of its occurrence is non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, contact with a sick person, non-compliance with the rules for using contact lenses

Dry conjunctivitis

• With dry conjunctivitis, the function of the tear glands is disturbed, and, accordingly, the number of tear discharges. The conjunctivation and cornea is damaged, the epithelium is rejected from them. Eyes react sharply to insufficient moistening by the feeling of the foreign body inside the eye, binding the eye
• There is such a disease against the background of disorders of various functions of the body, for example, in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, during age-related changes, for diseases of the joints

How to diagnose conjunctivitis?

• Symptoms of conjunctivitis are very pronounced, therefore not only the doctor, and the patient itself is able to recognize the disease. But to determine the type of conjunctivitis and, accordingly, to designate proper treatment may exclusively ophthalmologist
• The exact diagnosis of the type of conjunctivitis is an ophthalmologist based on inspection, anamnesis, microscopic studies, as necessary, cytology and bakposposev. Sometimes it may take additional consultation of a dermatologist or an allergist doctor

Treatment and prevention of conjunctivitis

The treatment of conjunctivitis is assigned, depending on its type. It will differ in the case of viral, bacterial, fungal and allergic conjunctivitis. Glucocorticosteroid drugs, antihistamines, immunoglobulins, recombinant interferon, antibiotics, anti-grab drugs will help.

Important! The treatment is attributed to the doctor based on the type of conjunctivitis is diagnosed.

In conjunctivitis, as a rule, eye drops of so-called artificial tears are prescribed. Acyclovir type tablets are also prescribed, washing the eye with a solution of furacin.

What complications can be when conjunctivitis?

• It is advisable to immediately treat sharp conjunctivities in order to prevent further and more serious damage to the corneal of the eyes, in order for the hauntless disease not to go into a chronic form
• Sometimes treatment may only be needed for several days, sometimes it will have to be treated for a whole month.
  Some conjunctivitis pass without a trace, well, some forms with insufficient and late treatment can even lead to loss of vision

How to recognize conjunctivitis: Tips and reviews

Timely appeal to the doctor in conjunctivitis means emergency recovery

Conjunctivitis has so pronounced symptoms that it is possible to recognize this disease quite easily.
At the first signs of the disease, it is necessary:

• allocate time for the speedy appeal to the doctor
• install for yourself and native hygienic rules: separate towel and dishes, frequent hand washing
• inflamed eyes can not be rubbed and scratch
• try to protect your eyes from the further adverse effects of the external environment, for example, with glasses
• eyes to wash either with clean running water, or fresh tea brewing, or a solution of furaticiline

As a rule, the treatment of conjunctivitis is not complicated, only it is recommended to treat it seriously.

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