Red eyes, what should I do?

Dr. Aubrey Carter
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Red blood in the eyes may be due to dry eye, conjunctivitis, iritis and other reasons, different reasons for treatment methods are also different. 1, dry eye dry eye is due to insufficient tear secretion, evaporation or abnormal tear composition and other reasons. Patients with common symptoms of red eyes, can be manifested as red blood in the eyes. Patients should first remove the cause, timely supplement water and other nutrients, and give adequate nutritional support. At the same time, artificial tears, low-concentration cyclosporine A eye drops or oral pilocarpine nitrate tablets can be used for treatment under the guidance of a doctor. 2. Conjunctivitis Microbial infection, allergies, physical or chemical stimulation, systemic diseases involving conjunctiva and other causes may cause conjunctivitis. Conjunctival hyperemia is common and can be manifested as red blood in the eyes. It usually requires treatment for the cause. For example, bacterial conjunctivitis can be treated with levofloxacin eye drops and tobramycin eye drops; viral conjunctivitis can be treated with ganciclovir eye drops; chlamydia conjunctivitis can be treated with erythromycin eye ointment; Allergic conjunctivitis can be treated with antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers or corticosteroids. 3, iritis iritis may be due to iris damage, parasites or other microbial infection, adjacent tissue inflammation stimulation and other reasons. Irritis on the blood vessels by inflammation stimulation can cause vasodilation, so that there are red blood in the eyes. Patients may be treated with atropine eye drops for mydriasis under the guidance of their doctor, and dexamethasone acetate injection for local injection if necessary. Patients with microbial infections may also need antibiotics to control inflammation, such as erythromycin eye ointment for bacterial infections and acyclovir eye drops for viral infections.



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