Eye diseases are common in the summer and how to prevent them

Seasonal changes, constantly changing weather leads to viruses and bacteria that cause eye diseases have the opportunity to break out and spread strongly. They are associated with eye diseases such as pink eye, conjunctivitis, dry eyes, etc.

1. Eye disease – Eye allergy

An increase in temperature and airborne allergens. With problems like dirt, pollen can make your eyes vulnerable. Some common symptoms of eye allergies are: Itchy eyes, red eyes, burning sensation.

2. Eye disease – Eye stye

Eye stye is a common eye disease caused by staphylococcus or bacteria entering the eyelash gland causing acute inflammation. When the new stye grows, the patient’s eyelids will be slightly swollen, slightly red, accompanied by itching and pain.

Next, the painful place emerged a solid mass as big as a grain of rice. The stye usually grows on the edge of the eyelid, sticking to the skin of the eyelid. After about 3-4 days, the stye will fester and burst. The stye is characterized by a very frequent recurrence, which may affect one or two eyelids. Sometimes the eyelids swell and cause edema of the conjunctiva.

3. Eye disease – Dry eye syndrome

Dry eye syndrome occurs at all ages. This is an eye disease in which the sufferer has a burning sensation, even stinging like needles, dazzling. Often causes pain, corneal abrasion, tearing, dryness.

Because it is always uncomfortable in the eyes, it is difficult to focus on work, reducing productivity. Without proper eye care and treatment, the above symptoms will appear more often, more severely. It reduces vision and affects the patient’s life, study and work. Patients will feel uncomfortable, feel glare, clumsy, afraid of light, can’t open their eyes…

To prevent this, people need to form a habit of washing hands and eyes with clean water, clearly aware that cleaning the eyes is essential and important for disease prevention. When dust or dirty water splashes into your eyes, you can blink into a cup of clean water, avoid rubbing or rubbing your eyes. Daily clean eyes by 6-8 hours 1 time, instill physiological saline or at least 2 times a day in the morning and evening.

4. Eye disease – Conjunctivitis

The most common cause is swimming in rivers, lakes and public swimming pools. Exposure to dirty water not only leads to common eye pain, but also increases the risk of infection with bacteria such as Chlamydia, a type of genital bacteria.

The most obvious manifestations of conjunctivitis are red eyes, many gels, clinical examination of papillae on the conjunctival conjunctiva, peritoneal gonorrhea, opaque scleral luster.
Summer is also prone to outbreaks of pink eye caused by a virus, which spreads very quickly, with common manifestations of low-grade fever, cough, sore throat, swollen glands, red eyes, discharge, burning, blurred vision.

Experts recommend when suffering from pink eye, for patients who are afraid to go to the hospital. First, use regular saline to clean your eyes or use a broad-spectrum antibiotic. If the patient does not recover in 3-5 days, the patient should go to the primary care facility if the disease is low-grade. If the level is more severe, there may be complications, a higher medical referral is required.

To prevent this eye disease, the best measure is to stay away from the source of the disease. The second way to prevent the disease is to wear a mask, wear glasses, and not talk to the patient at a distance of about 1m to reduce the risk.

Besides, regular physiological saline drops are an effective way to prevent disease. When there is a virus in the eye, it is safest to use salt water to wash it away. In an environment where someone has pink eye, it is best to instill saline every 6 hours to eliminate the infectious virus.

5. Increased risk of cataracts due to high exposure to UV radiation

There is growing evidence for ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Contributes to an increased risk of cataracts, macular degeneration in the eyes. Eye damage can be immediate or permanent after absorbing the UV rays present in the sun.

For the conjunctiva and cornea, exposure to ultraviolet light that is too intense can cause corneal burns. With symptoms such as puffiness, discomfort, red eyes, glare, and watery eyes, this usually gets better after 48 hours.

When looking long or directly at the sun, especially around midday. May cause retinal burns (photoretinitis). This eye disease is also common after viewing a solar eclipse without eye protection.

6. Foreign object in eye

Hot weather is the time when insects multiply and thrive. Causes of eye disease  (conjunctivitis, keratitis) by flying insects into the eye is also on the rise.

The major accidents are insects (the type with secretions, with stinging and sharp legs). When rubbed, the sharp leg prongs cause eye injury, which will cause pain. The broken leg also pierced the eye tissue. In particular, when being rubbed, insects will secrete secretions (similar to acids) causing the eyes to feel burning, burning, eyelid edema, swelling.

When insects, dust or dirty water splashes into the eyes. You can blink into a glass of clean water to avoid rubbing your eyes.

7. Doctor’s advice on eye disease prevention

– People should have the habit of regularly washing their hands and eyes with clean water.

– Protects against harmful UV rays in the summer. By wearing sunglasses when moving outside in the hot sun and dust. Avoid going out on the street at the time of the biggest UV rays of the day (10am – 3pm).

– For dry eyes, the patient will be prescribed artificial eye drops. It has a lubricating and moisturizing effect on the eyes. Replace lost tears or missing nutrients in tears.

– Avoid contact, sharing wash basins, towels with people with red eyes, conjunctivitis.

– Regularly wash eyes with eye drops with 0.9% NaCL salt every day.

– Drink plenty of water (about 6-8 cups of water per day) to provide enough water, the necessary moisture for the eyes.

– It is necessary to have a reasonable diet, do not eat a lot of hot spicy substances, limit alcohol, beer …

– Give your eyes time to rest. If you have to work continuously with electronic devices, computers, then after 30-60 minutes of work, you should close your eyes for a few seconds to relax your eyes.

– Do not bathe in areas where sea water, rivers, lakes, and ponds are polluted or unsanitary.

– Get an eye exam every six months. That is the best way to help detect eye diseases early for timely treatment