Each attentive mother notices all the slightest changes in the state of her child. Therefore, she will never miss the beginning reddening of the corners and the eye in the child. In this article I will try to answer the most exciting questions related to the reddening of the eyes.
Why does the child have red squirrel eyes?
The causes of redness in the child of eye proteins may be several:
- The most common phenomenon is irritation. From air, dust, tension or mote that has fallen into the eye. In case of foreign body entry, you can try to manage yourself. First, try to see it in the eye, gently looking under the lower and upper eyelid. Having found the object of discomfort, rinse the eye, from the outer to the inner corner of the eye. Or try to remove the mote with a handkerchief soaked in clean water. If these actions did not help, then be sure to contact the hospital.
- In an infant, reddening of the eyes is most often observed because of the blockage of the lacrimal canal. In young children, it is usually narrowed. In this case, a specialist consultation is required, which will prescribe a massage and prescribe antibacterial drops.
- Conjunctivitis is common, allergic and bacterial. An infectious disease caused by viruses and bacteria caught in the eyes. In the morning, as a rule, there are yellow crusts on the glued eyelids. There is a secretion of pus and increased tear. In the nursery children, any discharge from the eyes can serve as a sign of conjunctivitis.
- Uveitis - inflammation of the choroid of the eye. This name combines the most common inflammatory diseases of the eyes. A very serious disease that can cause blindness. When the child has photophobia, spots before the eyes and redness of the proteins, it is worth immediately contacting the doctor.
- Blefaritis - a disease of the skin under the eyelashes, in which there are pruritus and crusts on the eyelids.
- Increased intraocular pressure.
Constant redness of the eyes in a child can talk about the presence of the following diseases: diabetes, vitamin deficiency, iron deficiency anemia. Sometimes the redness also speaks about the need to order glasses for vision correction.
As you can see, there are a lot of reasons for redness of the eyes. There are also cases when one was superimposed on another. And it turned out that the reason is not one, but several. Therefore, if the redness does not pass, do not inspire yourself that it's just fatigue. Feet in the hands and the doctor!
Red eye treatment in a child
In order to save your eyes from the irritation and fatigue accumulated during the day, you can try:
- cold compresses (not more than 1 time per 2 hours, not more than 3 minutes);
- rinsing (special drops for eyes);
- lotion (with chamomile or tea leaves).
Also it is worth cutting all the eye strain. You can sit a little and without a television set with a computer, there are many other interesting games. Check that there are no sharp changes in lighting for a while,
Very many mistakenly mistakenly take the child's red eyes for fatigue from non-compliance, playing games on the computer or watching TV. If you cope with the redness did not help the methods described above, then you must visit an ophthalmologist. Only he can correctly establish the cause of redness of the eyes and prescribe the necessary procedures. If this is a simple conjunctivitis, then there will be enough washing and instillation, allergic conjunctivitis should be treated with antihistamines, antibiotics should be used to treat bacterial infections.
As you, I hope, understood from this article, in the treatment of the eye with some folk remedies you can not do. Do not joke with eyesight, if something is alarming - visit the oculist!