Conjunctivitis is one of the most frequent eye diseases accompanied by an inflammatory process. The disease develops due to bacterial, chemical or physical factors, but cases of allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva are also not uncommon.
Causes of conjunctivitis
Before determining the appropriate for the treatment of drops, you should find out the cause of the disease, and, depending on the information received, apply appropriate measures.
The causes of conjunctivitis can be:
- inflammatory diseases of the ENT organs - sinusitis , rhinitis, etc .;
- defeat bacterial infection due to contact of dirty hands with the eye;
- general weakening of the body - metabolic disorders, lack of vitamins, weak immune abilities;
- chemical damage caused by caustic smoke, dust and other chemicals falling into the eyes;
- allergic reaction;
- disturbance in the work of lacrimal organs.
Conjunctivitis may be chronic or acute. In the chronic course of the disease, there is a general decrease in immunity in conjunction with a bacterial infection of the ENT organs.
Acute conjunctivitis can be caused by fungi, viruses, but most often the disease occurs due to bacteria - streptococci and staphylococci.
Eye drops for the treatment of conjunctivitis
The choice of eye drops for the treatment of conjunctivitis depends on what it is caused. When the earliest signs of infectious conjunctivitis such as purulent discharge, redness of the eyes, a sense of sand in the eyes, doctors recommend antibacterial drops and ointments for the eyes, for example, such as Floxal, an antimicrobial drug with a wide spectrum of action that quickly and effectively leads to death of the most common bacteria that cause damage to the mucous membrane of the eye. Drops are dripped into the eyes 2-4 times a day. At night, as a rule, an antibacterial ointment is pawned, as it contacts the tissues of the eye longer. For effective treatment it is recommended not to be limited to local treatment, and to combine drops with taking medications inwards, aimed at stimulating the immune system, strengthening the body, and other specific medications depending on the nature of the conjunctivitis:
- antihistamines and sorbents in allergic form;
- antibacterial in case of streptococcal or staphylococcal infection;
- antiviral drugs, if the agent of inflammation of the conjunctiva became a virus.
Eye drops from allergic conjunctivitis
For local treatment of a site with allergic inflammation, the use of combined drops that have both anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine effects is indicated.
Such drops are Okumetil, a remedy that contains an aqueous solution of zinc sulfate, whose task is to remove inflammation, as well as diphenhydramine, a substance that blocks H1-histamine receptors, thereby reducing allergy. Also in the droplets Okumil is naphazoline, which reduces edema and has a vasoconstrictive effect. Because of naphazoline, you should not use drops for a long time.
Drops for the treatment of viral conjunctivitis
To treat viral conjunctivitis, neither antibacterial nor antihistamines are suitable. When a virus is affected, it is necessary to help the body increase immune functions, and also apply special antiviral drops to the eyes.
Ocoferon are drops with immunomodulating effect, which contain human recombinant interferon, which stimulates the formation of antibodies and lymphokines, which are necessary for the victory of a viral infection.
Semidanum are also antiviral drops for the eyes, which are effective for herpetic and adenoviral inflammation of the conjunctiva. The medication is involved in the synthesis of cytokines and endogenous interferons, and also promotes the formation of interferon in the lacrimal fluid.
Eye drops from bacterial conjunctivitis
The best eye drops from conjunctivitis, if they were not previously used - Sulfacil sodium. This is one of the few cases where the old drug is one of the most effective modern medicines in its group.
But since bacteria are able to quickly get used to antibiotics, the use of Sulfacil sodium reduces their effectiveness each time.
Tobrept - are also antibacterial eye drops, which include a modern antibiotic group of aminoglycosides.
In addition to these two tools, you can choose other drops with a similar effect:
- Albucid;
- Floxal;
- Oftakwix.