Conjunctivitis

conjunctivitis is an inflammation on conjunctiva.

conjunctivitis gonococci

New born baby can get infection gonococcus on conjunctiva from passing through the road when his mother was born.

Therefore, every new born baby will get eye drops (usually silver nitrate, povidin iodin) or antibiotics salve (either erythromycin for example) to kill bacteria that can cause conjunctivitis gonococci.

Adults can get conjunctivitis gonococci through sexual intercourse (for example, if the infected cement fluid splashed into the eye). Conjunctivitis usually attacks only one eye.

Within 12-48 hours after infection began, the eyes become red and painful. If not treated can form ulcus cornea, abscess, eye perforation even blindness.
To overcome conjunctivitis gonococci, tablets, injections and eye drops that contains antibiotics should be given

Causes

• Conjunctiva may experience inflammation as a result: infectious virus or bacteria
• Allergic reaction to dust, pollen, fur
• Irritation by wind, dust, smoke and other air pollution, ultraviolet rays from the weld or the power of the sun that is bounced back by snow.

Sometimes conjunctivitis can take place for months or many years. Conjunctivitis of this kind can be caused by:

• Entropies or entropies
• Deviation of the water channel
• Sensitivity to chemicals
• The exposure by irritants
• Infection by certain bacteria (especially Chlamydia).

Use of contact lenses, especially in the long term, can also cause conjunctivitis.

Symptoms
Conjunctiva that is get an irritation will appear red and remove the dirt.
Conjunctivitis that is caused by bacteria, issues dirt that is thick and white. Conjunctivitis that is caused by the virus or allergy issues a clear dirt.
Eyelid may swell and are very itchy, especially at conjunctivitis as allergy.

Other symptoms are:

• Watery eyes
• Eyes feel sore
• The tingle
• Blurred views
• Sensitive to light
• Scabs are produced in the eyelid when awake in the morning.

Diagnosis
The diagnosis is done, based on symptoms and eye examination results.

Medicine
Treatment depends on the causes.

• Eyelid cleaned with warm water.
• If the bacteria causes, salve is given or eye drops that contain antibiotics.
• Conjunctivitis due to allergies, antihistamine per-oral (through the mouth) can reduce itching, irritation and itching. or can be also given eye drops containing a corticosteroid.

To improve the position of lid or to open the eye water channel that is clogged, may need to be surgery.

Prevention

• Conjunctivitis easily spread, because the before and after cleaning or spread drugs, patients should wash hands out clean.
• Try not to touch the eyes of healthy eyes after handling the sick.
• Do not use a towel or cloth, along with the other house.
• Use the contact lenses according to instructions from the doctor and the author factory.