Today, a news of #college students using net red eye drops to cause corneal damage# was on the hot search.
In the news, Ms. Xu had dry eyes after playing games. She wanted to use eye drops to relieve the discomfort, but the next day she had symptoms such as blurred vision, pain and tearing. Go to the hospital for examination and found that it is left and right eye retinal detachment.
But the doctor in the video also mentioned that the frequent use of expired Internet celebrity eye drops caused problems.
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Sounds a bit messy, is retinal detachment related to eye drops? What are the dangers of Internet celebrity eye drops? Let’s talk about this today.
First of all, this lady had rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (detachment), also known as primary retinal detachment, and had little to do with eye drops.
In simple terms, retinal detachment means that the retina has moved away from its original position.
Hergogenic retinal detachment is more common in people with high myopia, people who have been diagnosed with aphakia, lattice degeneration of the retina, and people with a history of eye trauma. Strenuous exercise and traumatic collision are often triggers.
The woman was mentioned in the news as having a high degree of myopia, which is more likely to be the cause of her retinal detachment than eye drops.
In the early stages of retinal detachment, you may experience floating objects, flashes of light, and black shadows in front of your eyes, and gradually increase in size.
If you have such symptoms, be sure to seek medical attention as soon as possible, it can be cured. However, if the diagnosis and treatment are delayed, the scope of retinal detachment will become larger and larger over time, and the detachment will become more and more distant, and the treatment will become more and more difficult.
Although eye drops may not necessarily cause retinal detachment, it is important to remind everyone not to use eye drops indiscriminately. And it is best to use up eye drops within one month after opening, let alone expired eye drops.
Many people choose to drop a few drops of eye drops when their eyes are dry and congested, especially the net red eye drops, which will take effect immediately, less red blood, and cool and cool eyes. ,Very comfortable.
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But eye drops are also medicines. There are different eye drops for different eye diseases.
Although net red eye drops are cool for a while, most of them contain preservatives. Long-term use will destroy the tear film, increase the risk of dry eye, and may also irritate the cornea, leading to drug-induced corneal irritation. inflammation.
There are also some medicinal ingredients in net red eye drops that cannot be used for a long time. For example, the red blood removal ingredient of an Internet celebrity eye drop is tetrahydrozoline, which is a vasoconstrictor. Of course, the red blood removal effect is obvious.
However, frequent use can increase intraocular pressure, induce glaucoma, and increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. Once it is stopped, the red blood cells will become more serious than before, that is, “treating the symptoms but not the root cause”.
If the eyes are uncomfortable, we should not use eye drops blindly, but should first identify the cause of the discomfort. Is it because of infection, allergies, or just being too tired? Casual use of eye drops, not only does not work, but may also delay the best time for treatment.
For occasional dry eyes, the use of artificial tear eye drops can help relieve it, such as polyethylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, etc., but long-term use is not recommended.
People who do not have dry eye problems may use artificial tears too frequently for a long time, which may lead to a decrease in their own tear secretion.
If you have been diagnosed with dry eye, you should use eye drops such as artificial tears under the guidance of your doctor for symptomatic treatment.
Of course, the best way to relieve fatigue is to pay attention to eye time and rest more.
There is also the easiest way to do this – blink more.
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