2023-04-04 00:00:00Z
Do you have or suspect a member of your family has pink eye? If yes, that is a direct call to act. That is, call your optometrist team here in Fairfax, VA. At Here at Fairfax’s VisualEyes, we treat this common eye condition with prescription antibiotic eye that go to work and immediately begin to remedy the infection.
If left untreated, chronic conjunctivitis will cause permanent eye damage. Conjunctivitis happens in one or both eyes. Symptoms include redness, itchiness, a gritty feeling, excessive tearing, or a discharge that forms a crust that will prevent your eye or eyes from opening in the morning.
Conjunctivitis is also known as pink eye that occurs when the conjunctiva of the white part of the eyeball and the inner eyelid is irritated by an infection or allergies. It occurs with colds or symptoms of a respiratory infection such as sore throat. If this infection is left untreated, it will lead to infections of the cornea, eyelids and even tear ducts.
While others wearing contact lenses that are not cleaned properly will cause bacterial conjunctivitis. And people who are most at risk for contracting conjunctivitis are those with exposure to someone infected with viral or bacterial conjunctivitis contact with a known allergic irritant and contact lens wearers.
Pink eye treatment is commonly focused on symptom relief. We recommend using artificial tears, cleaning your eyelids with a wet cloth or applying cold or warm compresses. If the irritation is allergic conjunctivitis, your health care provider will prescribe one of many different types of eye drops for people with allergies. This will include medicines that help control allergic reactions such as antihistamines and mast cell stabilizers.
We will prescribe an antibiotic usually given topically as eye drops or ointment for bacterial conjunctivitis. The effect of antibiotics will shorten the length of infection, reduce complications, and reduce the spread to others. Antibiotics will be necessary if the case is serious with discharge (pus).
To help you properly manage your pink eye infection, contact us here at VisualEyes Optometrists.
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