What should I do if my cornea is inflamed?

As the saying goes: eyes are the windows of the soul, and if the eyes are diseased it is equivalent to the soul being covered by dust. Eyes are one of the organs through which people perceive the outside world, and they are actually very fragile. If you are not careful, they may become inflamed. Corneal inflammation is a common eye disease. When the cornea is inflamed, the eyes are prone to tearing, redness, and blurred vision. In the face of this situation, timely treatment should be sought, otherwise the symptoms will become more serious. So what should we do if the cornea is inflamed?

Causes of corneal inflammation

What causes corneal inflammation? There are many reasons for corneal inflammation. The following reasons may cause corneal inflammation.

1. Some systemic diseases, such as syphilis, rheumatism, facial nerve paralysis, etc., can cause corneal degeneration and inflammation.

2. Inflammation of tissues adjacent to the cornea, such as severe conjunctivitis, scleritis, iridocyclitis, etc., may be accompanied by keratitis.

3. When the corneal epithelial cells are damaged (such as trauma, long-term wear of contact lenses, etc.), microorganisms and bacteria will take the opportunity to invade the cornea and cause severe keratitis.

Bacteria and other pathogens will take the opportunity to invade the cornea and cause severe keratitis

4. If you lack vitamin A or are malnourished, keratomelia will occur, and it is easy to be accompanied by corneal inflammation.

Treatment for corneal inflammation

Generally speaking, if the cornea is inflamed, you can just apply some eye drops, but if it is more serious, you will need to take oral medication or get an IV drip. In more serious cases, the medicine will be injected directly from the face into the eyes using a needle.

It is recommended that if you have corneal inflammation, you should go to a regular hospital and not take any medication on your own. Keep your eyes clean, drink plenty of water, ensure adequate sleep, improve sleep quality, and drink less water before going to bed.

Patients should massage their eyelids frequently, which can promote blood circulation, and eat more foods that are good for the eyes in daily life, such as foods containing vitamins A, B, C, etc.

Eat more fruits, vegetables and seafood, and less sweets. Eating animal liver and drinking chrysanthemum tea and green tea are good for your eyes. Eat a light diet, avoid alcohol, irritating and hard foods, and keep bowel movements smooth.

What to do if your cornea is inflamed

Be sure to see a doctor

If you feel uncomfortable in your eyes, especially if there is a foreign body sensation in your eyes, your eyes are painful and itchy, your eyeballs are covered with bloodshot, or your eyes have a burning sensation, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible, because this symptom is likely to be keratitis or conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is better to treat, but if it is keratitis, it will be worse, and the earlier the treatment, the better.

Take medicine and eye drops on time

After getting the medicine back from the hospital, be sure to use it according to the doctor's instructions, especially eye drops, because eye drops play a very important role in the recovery of keratitis. Eye drops for keratitis are mainly antibiotic and eye nutrition eye drops. If you are not sure whether it is keratitis, do not take medication on your own.

Drink plenty of water

Tears play an important role in moisturizing and preventing infection of the eyes, and the oxygen supply to the cornea (the black part of the eyeball) is completed by tears, so tears are very important. The saying that eyes become clearer with more tears is not without scientific basis. Drinking more water can greatly increase the secretion of tears because the nasolacrimal duct is connected to the mouth.

In addition, drinking more water can also prevent many diseases, such as colds, which can easily lead to recurrence of keratitis.