Treating Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Treating Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Patients suffering from conjunctivitis require proper medical treatment. The treatment depends upon the causes of infection.
Doctors prescribe antibiotic ointments or eye drops covering a wide range of bacteria to the patients suffering from Bacterial conjunctivitis.
For the patients suffering from allergic type of conjunctivitis, artificial tears and cool compresses sometimes provide relief mild [...]

Causes of Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis results in irritation, inflammation or redness of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the thin and clear membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelids as well the white portion of the eye. It commonly reacts to viruses, bacteria, allergy causing, medium, diseases or irritants of the different parts of the body.
Virus spread from various [...]

Causes of the Pink Eye

Conjunctivitis results in irritation, inflammation or redness of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the thin and clear membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelids as well the white portion of the eye. It commonly reacts to viruses, bacteria, allergy causing, medium, diseases or irritants of the different parts of the body.
Virus spread from various [...]

Symptoms of Pink Eye

The unique forms of Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) have similar signs but each type of conjunctivitis can have different degrees of a particular symptom. A no. of the symptoms is present in varying forms of pink eye. The visibly noticeable symptom is the pink to reddish color covering the infected eyes due to inflammation. Irritation and [...]

Cataracts treatment

Cataracts – Know More About Cataract Treatment
Cataracts is more common among the people of the old age group. It is one of the most common eye problems and is caused because of the clouding of the lens of the eye. The lens of the eye which is responsible for focusing of the light and in [...]

Symptoms of Conjunctivitis

The unique forms of Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) have similar signs but each type of conjunctivitis can have different degrees of a particular symptom. A no. of the symptoms is present in varying forms of pink eye. The visibly noticeable symptom is the pink to reddish color covering the infected eyes due to inflammation. Irritation and [...]

Eye Herpes Treatment

Treatment
The treatment for this infection depends where this infection is located in the eyes – in the iris, corneal epithelium, retina; corneal stroma etc. if in case, the ocular infection is external than doctors treat it by using anti viral ointments or eye drops or antiviral pills. At times, he may treat the eye [...]

Causes of Eye Herpes

Causes of Eye Herpes
This virus spreads after coming in contact with an infected patient or through self-contact. This virus enters human body through the mouth or nose and travels to the nerves. Once reached nerves, it may remain inactive for years. The exact reason for herpes outbreak is unknown but it is associated with factors [...]

Type of Eye Herpes

Different type of Eye Herpes
This type of eye infection varies from a simple eye infection to a condition that may cause blindness:
Stromal keratitis
This condition occurs when the infection settles into the deeper layers of cornea. This infection leads to loss of vision, scarring, and even blindness. Although, it is one of the rarest eye infection [...]

Signs and Symptoms Of Eye Herpes

There are several signs and symptoms related to the outbreak of Eye Herpes infection. Patients suffering from this infection experience inflammation and redness of the cornea responsible for causing irritation and severe eye pain. Moreover, cornea becomes cloudy causing blurry vision. Following are the symptoms of this eye infection:

Recurrent eye infections
Foreign body sensation
Eye sores
Swelling around [...]