Conjunctivitis symptoms and treatment review - Conjunctivitis after water play

After visiting the water park, about 2-3 days later, my son experienced discomfort and itching in his eyes.

He complained of congestion and conjunctivitis symptoms.

Conjunctivitis is contagious, so I recommend visiting the hospital as soon as symptoms appear!!

 

 

Initially, my son's conjunctivitis symptoms only showed slight eye redness. Then, starting in the evening, he felt a foreign body sensation and itching in his eyes. When he woke up, he had continuous yellow eye discharge. After wiping the discharge, a little while later, more eye discharge kept forming in the front of his right eye, and he said it was itchy. He was uncomfortable because of the itching and the constant eye discharge, and he said he was experiencing pain. On the weekend, since he had conjunctivitis symptoms, the clinics were closed, so we first went to the pharmacy to buy saline solution, eye drops, and an eye patch. During the weekend, we used eye drops and applied ice compresses. Despite trying to keep his eyes clean, his symptoms did not improve significantly.

 

 

And on Monday, I visited the ophthalmology clinic. After describing my symptoms and having an eye exam, I was told I had conjunctivitis. There are contagious conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and viral conjunctivitis, but at that time, they couldn't determine which type it was.

However, when it is viral conjunctivitis, even if you get a prescription, it may not improve immediately within 2 or 3 days and could last for about two weeks. For allergic conjunctivitis, applying eye drops can help improve the condition.

Fortunately, my son improved a lot after applying ice packs and using eye drops for a couple of days.

Conjunctivitis can be contagious, so I avoided towels, soap, and other items that the child could contact as much as possible. Fortunately, no one in the family was infected.

 

 

Conjunctivitis is contagious, so before going to the hospital, I put eye drops in the child's eyes and even wore an eye patch. I was told to wear the eye patch as a protective measure in case it could spread to other family members.

When I asked the ophthalmologist if wearing an eye patch would be better, they said that eye patches are not good for healing conjunctivitis. The eye produces discharge, and wearing a gauze to cover it keeps it moist. So, at home, I only used eye drops and didn't wear an eye patch. They told me to only use an eye patch when going out or when it is absolutely necessary.

I was worried because if it was a contagious virus, the symptoms could last a long time, but it was conjunctivitis, which was uncomfortable and painful, and I was relieved that I could recover quickly with prescribed medication.

 

 

My eyes are itchy, and I keep getting eye crusts, so I wiped and touched them, and now my eyes are red.

 

 

I put the prescribed antimicrobial, antibiotic, and anti-inflammatory eye drops in my eyes at the hospital. The swelling in my eyes is still there, but my symptoms have improved a lot.

The first time I had conjunctivitis, my eye discharge was sticky.

 

Conjunctivitis is a symptom that occurs quite often, especially in the summer, right?

Conjunctivitis can be classified into infectious and non-infectious types.

Infectious conjunctivitis occurs when it is infected by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Non-infectious conjunctivitis refers to allergic conjunctivitis caused by allergic reactions to external substances.

 

Prevention of conjunctivitis~

The most important thing is cleanliness^^

You should avoid touching your eyes with dirty hands and wash your hands thoroughly after touching your eyes.

Do not rub, touch, or scratch your eyes if they feel uncomfortable or itchy.

And I heard it's not good to swim while wearing contact lenses.

And when eye infections are spreading, you should reduce going to crowded places like swimming pools.

 

 

And if you have symptoms of conjunctivitis, I recommend going to the hospital immediately.

Since it was the weekend and the hospital was closed, I couldn't go to the ophthalmologist with my son right away...

When conjunctivitis occurs, the eyes become itchy and uncomfortable, causing people to unconsciously or unable to resist rubbing their eyes. This creates a vicious cycle. The irritated eyes can develop inflammation, leading to pain, and since it doesn't heal quickly, it becomes painful and uncomfortable.

The eye drops I bought at the pharmacy and the medication prescribed at the hospital definitely have different levels of effectiveness in improving symptoms.

The medication prescribed at the hospital was perfectly suited for my son's conjunctivitis, so I applied eye drops.

The amount of eye discharge has decreased, and the itching and redness have noticeably reduced.

At first, yellow, thick, crusty eye discharge kept forming.

Every time I blink, eye mucus covers my eyeball, causing a foreign body sensation and making me feel uncomfortable.

After receiving a prescription for eye drops and applying the medication, the eye discharge didn't become sticky but instead dried quickly, forming small crusts.

And since the causes, symptoms, and types of conjunctivitis are different, be sure to consult a specialist.

It's good to use the prescription medication that suits me^^