How to Prevent Sore Eyes

It has been known to us that sore eyes comes by season, and if possible we don’t want to have this kind of disease because it affects our daily work and we are uneasy to move if we have sore eyes. But, anyway what is sore eyes? With my own research it is unfortunate the cases of conjunctivitis that stuck and affected many people. Since this disease is quite prevalent especially sunny days, we need to have some prevention and if possible aware of having over exposure to the sun.

First of all, conjunctivitis is defined as the inflammation of the thin moist membrane that lines the under surface of the eyelids and the sclera or the white part of our eyes. It may be cause by allergy, bacterial or vital infection or a physical or chemical injury. The symptoms of this include redness of the white part of the eye, swilling of the eyelids and tearing characterized by mucous secretion. However, the discharge may differ in amount and nature depending on the organism present. I experience this kind of sore eyes when I was still in my younger age which I really don’t want to happen again. It is really irritating and I am uneasy to do anything. Most of the patients usually complain of an itchy, burning sensation or a foreign body sensation of having sand in the eyes.

What is generally regarded as “sore eyes” is actually an acute viral conjunctivitis, which is highly contagious particularly in densely populated areas. Flu like symptoms such as head ache, low grade fever, nasal discharge and sore throat may precede the condition. Like our throat it may precede the condition. Like this viral infections, it is a self limiting disease that more often than not posses no serious side effects. Other ocular conditions which maybe mistaken for sore eyes that include more serious eyes conditions.

Since viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious, one should take all precautionary measures to prevent its spread, not only to the affected eye, but more importantly to the unaffected members of the household and the community. To put an old wives’ tale to rest, one does not put an old wives ‘tale to rest, one does not and cannot acquire conjunctivitis by staring at someone who has a sore eyes. Like the common cold, it is spread by droplet infection or direct hand to eye contact. Therefore cleanliness through frequent hand washing with soap and water will minimize the spread of infection. We the parents must advice that touching and rubbing one’s eye may further aggravate the condition. If we have this kind of disease we make sure that we will use our personal wash cloth and towel and me must avoid direct contact to our friends and relatives that are unaffected. To minimize the swelling of the lids and the sandy sensation, cold moist compress may be applied to the affected eye for five minutes at least three times a day. Specific treatment includes eye irritations which sterile normal saline solutions and anti bacterial drops to prevent secondary bacterial infections as per doctor’s order.

We must take of our eyes because it is very important in our everyday life, we cannot move what we want to move or everything that we want to do will be suspended if our eyes is paralyzed or if we have an eye defect. Just like what did happen a few months ago that after I worked in the computer for a whole day and when my friend told me to go elsewhere I automatically take a bath without any hesitations, but take note after an hour my eyes is swelling and having tears without crying. I thought that it was only with the shampoo that I used that comes inside my eyes, but time goes by it is already irritating until such time that I cannot open my eyes and it really hurts. I lay down in my bed without opening my eyes, if I tried to open it I can’t really because it is painful and mom was really pity with my situation. So I was sent to the hospital and have an eye check up, with my eyes close. The doctor put some eye drops until I can open my eyes little by little and happy I am that I can see once again. There, I experience total blindness for I think six hours before I was treated by my ophthalmologist. I told to my self that if the eyes is nothing maybe I don’t want to live the world for I feel that am nothing if I cannot see the world. So, I am very amazed and salute to all blind people that they have the courage to fight and face the reality in life. Today, we still have time to take good care of our eyes, we must do it and aware those things that can affect our sense of sight so that you cannot experience what I had experience before. If we have a sore eyes we must take some action right away and prevent it is possible so that everything will run smoothly and live life happily together with our love ones.

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