How do we initially diagnose eye diseases through eye mucus?
If the redness of the eyes increases significantly, the eye mucus is yellow-white and sticky, and the eyes are sometimes stuck with eye mucus after waking up. In this case, it is usually bacterial conjunctivitis. , that is, bacterial infections that require antibiotic eye drops.
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If the redness of the eyes increases, but the conjunctival edema occurs in the eyes and the white eyeballs in the eyes, in severe cases, the eye mucus is like water, and the eyes always look red, teary, and sensitive to light. , most likely viral keratoconjunctivitis.
It is commonly seen when the resistance of colds, fever, staying up late, etc. declines. Antiviral drugs need to be used, and some oral antiviral drugs should be added if necessary.
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If the eyes are only a little red, the eye mucus is not too much, but it sticks to the eyelashes to make the eyelashes in a small state, and the eyelashes are easy to fall off. Edge inflammation, more common in the elderly, requires cleaning of the eyelid margin, antibiotic eye drops, and sometimes eye ointment.
In short, when there is a lot of red eye mucus, the patient should go to the hospital as soon as possible to find a professional doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
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