Is conjunctivitis the same as pink eye? Ophthalmologists answer this question

Conjunctivitis is a very common eye disease, and pink eye is a type of conjunctivitis. We should take precautions against conjunctivitis, especially those who often face computers. We should blink more and eat more fruits, especially foods rich in vitamin A to protect our eyes.

1. Conjunctivitis is an acute inflammation of the conjunctiva. It is the most common eye disease in clinical ophthalmology. Common causes are viruses, bacteria, and allergic reactions.

2. Pink eye is a common epidemic acute conjunctivitis. Commonly known as "red eye", it can be caused by bacterial or viral infection, mainly through contact transmission, that is, contact with objects contaminated by the patient's eye secretions in public places. The disease develops rapidly, spreads quickly, has severe symptoms, and is highly contagious. Symptoms include photophobia, tearing, foreign body sensation, stinging, and excessive secretions. Caused by a virus. Including conjunctivitis, which may be accompanied by symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection such as headache, fever, nasal congestion, and ipsilateral preauricular lymphadenopathy and tenderness. The lesions may involve the cornea.

3. Prevention of conjunctivitis

1. Develop a habit of blinking more often

Dry eyes are a stress-type condition that occurs when the eyes are staring in one direction for a long period of time. Therefore, the best way to avoid eye fatigue is to take adequate rest and avoid continuous operation.

2. Eat more vegetables and fruits

People who work on computers for a long time should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and increase their intake of vitamins A, B1, C, and E. To prevent dry cornea, dry eyes, decreased vision, and even night blindness, computer operators should eat more foods rich in vitamin A. Vitamin C can effectively inhibit cell oxidation.

The main functions of vitamin E are to lower cholesterol, remove waste from the body and prevent cataracts. Walnuts and peanuts are rich in vitamin E.

Vitamin B1 can nourish the nerves, and green leafy vegetables contain a lot of vitamin B1. You can drink green tea appropriately every day, because the lipopolysaccharide in tea can improve the body's hematopoietic function, and tea also has the function of preventing radiation damage.

3. Lighting should be soft

To avoid glare or unclear screen, the computer should not be placed opposite or behind the window. The ambient lighting should be soft. If there is a window behind the operator, the curtains should be drawn to prevent bright light from shining directly on the screen and reflecting bright images, causing eye fatigue.

Normally, blinking less than 5 times per minute will cause dry eyes. When a person works in front of a computer, he or she blinks only one-third of the time as usual, which reduces the secretion of lubricants and enzymes in the eyes. You should blink more often and give your eyes a rest at least once every hour.

4. Apply corneal nutrient solution

To reduce dryness of the eyes, you can apply corneal nutrient solution on the eyes appropriately.