How to do with trachoma

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Trachoma, some people may think that it's not a serious disease and they don't pay much attention to it. In fact, it's very dangerous. There are many cases of blindness caused by neglect of treatment abroad. We must pay attention to them. Here's how to do with trachoma.

How to do with trachoma

First: trachoma is a chronic infectious conjunctival keratitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. It is named trachoma because it forms a rough and uneven appearance on the surface of eyelid conjunctiva and looks like sand particles. In the early stage of the disease, there are conjunctival infiltration, such as nipple and follicular hyperplasia, and corneal pannus; in the late stage, because of the scar of the affected eyelid and conjunctiva, the eyelid varus deformity will aggravate the damage of the cornea, which can seriously affect the vision and even cause blindness. The incubation period is 5-14 days, and the disease occurs in both eyes, mostly in children or adolescence.

Second: drug treatment. Chlamydia trachomatis is sensitive to tetracyclines, macrolides and fluoroquinolones. Topical application of 0.1% rifampicin or 15% sodium sulfacetamide eye drops, tetracycline ointment or erythromycin ointment at night. Acute or severe trachoma should be treated with antibiotics, doxycycline or erythromycin.

Third: surgical treatment for ocular complications, such as severe inverted trichiasis, suppurative lymphadenitis caused by venereal lymphogranuloma, elephantiasis, etc.

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How to treat trachoma? There are only two ways to treat trachoma, either medication, oral and external application. There is another way. If trachoma is serious, surgery should be carried out. Usually, when nursing, hands should be used less to rub eyes, and good health habits must be developed to avoid aggravating the disease.