With conjunctivitis, the mucous membrane of the eye becomes inflamed. Viral infections, bacteria, allergens and other irritants can cause problems. Children are much more likely to suffer from the disease. But adults also have to deal with conjunctivitis. Patterns of therapy are approximately the same. The main thing is to start fighting the disease on time and stick to all the prescriptions.
Treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis in adults
The causes of this form of the disease usually become such microorganisms:
- hemophilic rods;
- staphylococci;
- streptococci;
- pneumococci;
- Koch-Weeks bacteria;
- gonococci;
- pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli;
- corynebacterium diphtheria.
The most suitable for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis in adults are drops and ointments. It is desirable that antibiotics be used in the composition of the drugs used. Best of all, if they are a broad spectrum of action. But in any case, it is necessary first to determine the type of pathogen and its sensitivity to antibacterial drugs.
Acute forms of the disease begin to be treated with rubbing eyelids and rinses. Antiseptic solutions are used for the procedures: boric acid, furacilin. Each eye must be washed separately.
After cleaning in the eye, apply any of the drugs from this list:
- Neomycin;
- Tetracycline;
- Ofloxacin ;
- Levomycetin;
- Lincomycin.
When treating conjunctivitis in adults, drops should be used every two to three hours during the day. For the night in the eyes it is recommended to lay antibiotics in ointments. The treatment is continued for 10-12 days until the symptoms disappear completely. After that, just in case it is recommended to carry out a bacteriological study of the contents of the conjunctival cavity.
Treatment of purulent conjunctivitis in adults
The main goal of the therapy is to clean the inflamed parts of the eye from purulent contents with the help of antiseptics. It is necessary to wash the mucous every day without fail. It is best for the treatment of purulent conjunctivitis in adults suitable drugs such as:
- Novocaine;
- Levomycetin;
- Rivanol.
Bury your eyes every hour. When the obvious symptoms disappear, you can reduce the number of procedures to five to six per day. But completely stop treatment at once. Otherwise, a relapse will occur.
Treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in adults
To cure allergic conjunctivitis, you first need to identify and eliminate the allergen. The symptoms are best managed:
- Claritin;
- Cetrine;
- Kestin;
- Telfast;
- Erius;
- Xizal;
- Hysterectom;
- Opatanol;
- Allergen .
Bury the medication you need two to four times a day. The duration of treatment for each patient is determined individually.
Treatment of conjunctivitis in adults with folk remedies
- An excellent tool - the welding of black and green tea. It can be used as a basis for compresses. And if you take the remnants of brewed tea and add a little grape wine to it, you will get an effective liquid for washing the eyes.
- Well-established dog rose. The berries are finely chopped and filled with a glass of water. The resulting mixture should soak for five minutes on low heat, after which it is left to infuse for about half an hour. The solution is used for washing.
- Propolis is effective. It is ground to a powder, and then diluted with water. The finished medicine should be passed through cotton wool, as through a filter, and then used for instillations three times a day. As practice shows, this tool helps even in the most difficult cases.