Seeing a piece of news, it is really a breath of inhale.
A boy because of allergic conjunctivitis, parents bought an eye drops from the pharmacy for the child to use, the result was actually caused by the child's late glaucoma, binocular optic nerve atrophy, almost blind.
It is hard to imagine how painful and regret the parents of boys should be in the face of this consequence.
The importance of the eyes need not be said, if the child's eyes are uncomfortable, such as frequent blinking, rubbing the eyes, etc., we as parents, really have to be careful.
So here's the question:
Children frequently blink and rub their eyes, what is going on? How should parents cope?
How to prevent allergic conjunctivitis? What if you accidentally get your child caught? How do we respond?
How to choose eye drops for my child?
Today we invited Dr. Deng, a professional ophthalmologist, to help us answer them one by one.
About frequent blinking and rubbing of eyes by children
1 . Children frequently blink and rub their eyes, what is going on? What could be the cause?
Common causes of frequent rubbing and blinking of the eyes of children: eye fatigue, dry eye, inflammation, foreign bodies, allergies, eczema, blurred vision (refractive error), eyelashes.
2. How should parents respond when children blink and rub their eyes frequently? How is it cared for?
1) When the child blinks frequently and rubs his eyes, but does not know what is going on, you can give the child some artificial tear fluid (without drugs and preservatives), which can help eliminate foreign bodies in the child's eyes and possible allergens, and alleviate the discomfort caused by dry eyes, allergies or foreign bodies.
2) If the child has secretions in the eyes, also do a good job of eye cleaning, you can use a wet cotton swab to clean up.
3) If the child rubs particularly hard, you can stop the itch by applying cold compresses and send the child to the hospital as soon as possible.
About allergic conjunctivitis in children
1. What are the conditions or symptoms in which the child has allergic conjunctivitis?
Allergic conjunctivitis often appears: itchy eyes, red eyes, discharge of secretions, tears, etc., of which itchy eyes are the most typical.
Therefore, when allergic conjunctivitis occurs, the child will rub his eyes frequently, and the eye congestion and eye droppings will increase more severely.
In addition, if the child blinks his eyes frequently, he should also pay attention to the fact that it may also be an allergic conjunctivitis attack.
2. Is allergic conjunctivitis contagious?
Allergic conjunctivitis, like other allergic diseases, if parents are prone to allergies, children will also be prone to allergies, with a certain hereditary nature. If your child has had asthma or eczema, it means that your child is prone to allergies.
Allergic conjunctivitis is not an infection caused by bacteria or viruses, so it is not contagious, but it will recur when encountering allergens.
For example, some school teachers see that the child's eyes are red, and they recommend that parents take their children to the hospital to see it to determine that it is not infectious conjunctivitis, which will not be contagious, and naturally there is no need for isolation, and you can go to school normally.
Therefore, in daily life, parents need to pay attention to what things their children are prone to allergies to, and try to avoid or reduce contact with them.
3. How to prevent allergic conjunctivitis on a daily basis?
1) The most fundamental way to prevent and treat allergic conjunctivitis is to reduce contact with allergens.
For example, children who are allergic to pollen should go to fewer places of flowers and grass.
It should be mentioned here that many families will place green plants and flowers indoors for decoration or ornamentation, but because the soil contains mold, it is also necessary to avoid, and wet places such as rivers and ponds should be avoided.
Furry items should also be touched as little as possible, such as pets (cats, dogs and dogs' crumbs), blankets, not only easy to hide mites, but also bacteria, viruses are easy to breed.
2) Tell your child not to rub his eyes.
Especially in the state of not washing hands, otherwise in addition to aggravating allergic reactions, it is also easy to cause infectious conjunctivitis. In addition, towels and handkerchiefs for children should also be washed frequently.
3) Reduce long-term viewing of TV and electronics.
Video terminal syndrome is a common problem encountered in recent years, which can easily aggravate the symptoms of dry eyes, red eyes, and itchy eyes.
On how to choose eye drops
1. I can buy all kinds of eye drops in pharmacies, which eye drops can not be used for children?
Some parents see that their children's eyes are itchy and have been rubbing them, so they will buy some eye drops containing antibiotics for their children. However, for allergic conjunctivitis, this type of eye drops does not solve the problem of children's allergies, because allergies and infections require different drugs.
2. What eye drops can be given to my child? How to choose eye drops?
As mentioned earlier, when the child blinks and rubs his eyes frequently, he can give the child some artificial tear fluid (without drugs and preservatives), which can help eliminate foreign bodies and allergens in the child's eyes, and alleviate the discomfort caused by dry eyes, allergies or foreign bodies.
If it has been determined that allergic conjunctivitis cannot relieve symptoms with artificial tears and cold compresses, anti-allergic eye drops can be used appropriately.
Other eye drops containing drugs are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor, because some eye drops are not used properly, which will indeed cause additional damage to the eyes, such as eye drops containing hormones, long-term use will cause increased intraocular pressure, and if it is severe, it will cause glaucoma.
What needs to be reminded here is that when the child's eyes are itchy, red, and the eye secretions increase, it is recommended to take the child to the hospital for a trip and prescribe appropriate eye drops for treatment. Especially if the child is known to be prone to allergies, or has asthma, rhinitis, eczema.
Regarding eye care, you also need to pay attention to these
1. Let your baby touch electronics too early and be careful of dry eye disease in children
Before a grandmother and a mother brought a 2 and a half-year-old baby to see the eyes, said that the baby always likes to blink his eyes recently, I don't know if it is uncomfortable?
After passing the basic examination, it was found that there was no common problem of inflammation, allergies, foreign bodies in the eyes, and inverted eyelashes, and the baby's binocular hyperopia reserve was slightly lower than that of the same age, but it was also passed!
Later, I learned that the baby has been using the iPad for more than 1 year, and the specific time of daily use is not paid attention to, that is, every day is playing.
Here I would like to remind all parents:
When the baby looks at electronic products, he is often attracted by some wonderful pictures and leads to a decrease in the number of blinks, making the eyes dry, and for a long time, he finally needs to alleviate eye fatigue and dry eyes through blinking. So, don't expose your baby to electronics too early!
Let the baby go outdoors, use the eyes properly closely, and be in contact with nature, which will help the health of the eyes!
2. One of the important causes of myopia in babies - sugar
Eating too much candy will not only affect the teeth, but also have a great impact on the development of the eyes!
In addition to long-term close eye use and lack of outdoor activities, another important reason for children's myopia is excessive sugar intake.
Most children with myopia have varying degrees of calcium deficiency, which maintains the normal physiology of the eye muscles and the elasticity of the sclera.
If the child eats sweets in excess for a long time, it will lead to a large amount of calcium loss from the body, resulting in decreased retinal elasticity, increased pressure in the lens body, elongation of the front and back diameters of the eyeball (eye axis length), and degenerative lesions of the cornea and ciliary muscles, so that the elasticity of the eyeball wall is reduced and myopia develops.
Therefore, it is generally recommended that the daily intake of sugar by the human body should not exceed 0.5% of body weight.
For example, a child who weighs about 10 Kg should have a daily sugar intake of less than 5 g.
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