Gonorrhea causes blindness

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Some time ago, I always felt that my eyes were very uncomfortable, and there were signs of slight swelling. My eyes were always covered with blood, and sometimes I shed tears inexplicably. I went to the hospital for examination and said that I had gonorrhea, which may lead to blindness. Fortunately, after treatment, my condition has improved. Let me share with you.

Gonorrhea causes blindness

First: gonococcal conjunctivitis is a serious acute conjunctivitis, can be due to gonococcal ophthalmitis or corneal leukoplakia and blindness.

Second, it is necessary to diagnose and treat the disease timely and correctly. After liberation, China has basically cured venereal diseases, so gonococcal conjunctivitis is extremely rare. However, the incidence rate of venereal diseases is increasing gradually. Therefore, gonococcal conjunctivitis will also become one of the most urgent eye problems. There are 2000 cases of gonococcal conjunctivitis in the United States every year, but there is no accurate statistics in China.

Thirdly, gonococcal conjunctivitis is an eye disease with acute onset, rapid progress and blindness, so it must be diagnosed and treated in time.

matters needing attention

Because there are a lot of purulent secretions in the conjunctival sac, which is a great threat to the cornea, it is necessary to flush the conjunctival sac. It is usually washed with normal saline or 1:10000 potassium permanganate.