Symptoms of keratitis in children

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Infant keratitis can be caused by a variety of reasons, such as corneal trauma. It can also be caused by failing to pay attention to cleaning. Bacteria or viruses invade the cornea and cause keratitis. In general, infant keratitis can be divided into ulcerative keratitis and non ulcerative keratitis according to whether there is ulcer. Non ulcerative keratitis is mainly caused by virus or mold infection, while ulcerative keratitis is mainly caused by some corneal trauma. Let's talk about the symptoms of keratitis in children.

Symptoms of keratitis in children

1. When a baby has keratitis, it first feels pain, then cries because of pain. After the emergence of keratitis, infants often dare not open their eyes, there will be a fear of light phenomenon, children's eyes will unconsciously shed tears, and often spasm.

2. Infant keratitis can stimulate the trigeminal nerve endings in the cornea, which can make the orbicularis oculi muscle contract unconsciously, which will lead to a large amount of tear secretion. Some infant keratitis can lead to corneal congestion after severe corneal stimulation, and will secrete a lot of inflammatory exudates.

3. When infant keratitis is the most serious, it can cause iris congestion. At this time, looking at the baby's eyes can find that the color of the iris changes, and the pupil of the child will shrink. In addition, infant keratitis can also affect the eyelids, can make eyelids serious edema.

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After the baby has keratitis, the eyes can feel the friction of foreign bodies, and even feel the stinging or burning pain in the eyes. The children's eyes will give people a feeling of panic, and there will be some white infiltrating points around the eyes.