Eye irritation

Introduction There are many reasons for eye irritation. Corneal diseases can be caused. The normal eye surface is covered with a tear film, which is the basis for maintaining healthy and comfortable ocular surface. White-collar workers are staring at the computer for a long time, their concentration is high, their eyelids are wide open, and the tear evaporation increases more than usual. At the same time, the number of blinks is greatly reduced, resulting in insufficient moisture on the surface of the eyeball, and the radiation of the screen light is easy to appear. The eyes are dry and stinging. Or excessive fatigue, trachoma, infection, and long-term confrontation with computers.

Cause

Most eye irritation is caused by an external infection. Mild trauma is often the cause of infection. Common pathogens are bacteria, fungi, viruses, and the like. In addition, corneal immune dysfunction or malnutrition can cause eye irritation. Excessive fatigue, trachoma, infection, and long-term confrontation with computers.

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With or without secretions, the nature of the secretions is purulent, mucinous, or watery. Systemic examination, with or without systemic infections, with or without fever, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, blood diseases, etc. Eye examination, first measure vision to understand whether the eye congestion is an external eye disease or a anterior segment of the eye. Further check whether the red eye is congested, bruised or bleeding. Pay attention to the intraocular pressure, pay attention to the eyelids with or without swelling and inflammation. Detailed examination of the cornea, anterior chamber, iris, pupil, if necessary, combined with intraocular pressure and fundus conditions diagnosis.

Differential diagnosis

Symptoms of eye irritation that are confusing:

1. The pain of corneal lesions is painful, like the feeling of sand in the eyes, accompanied by irritation.

2. The acute eye pain of acute iridocyclitis is eye pain, accompanied by ipsilateral migraine, and obvious tenderness in the ciliary body.

3. Acute angle-closure glaucoma eye pain is severe eye pain, accompanied by ipsilateral migraine, visual impairment, rainbow vision, fog vision, nausea and vomiting.

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