Trachoma and conjunctivitis symptom distinction?

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Eyes are the window of the soul. Having a pair of bright eyes is every mother's hope for her children. My daughter is 204 months old this year. Recently, she always rubs her eyes with her hands. Her eyes are red and swollen, and she often cries. I went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said it was conjunctivitis. After further examination, he said it was infantile trachoma. He gave me some eye drops and asked me to insist on giving her some. Now let's talk about the difference between trachoma and conjunctivitis.

Trachoma and conjunctivitis symptom distinction?

First of all, conjunctivitis is a big concept. It is an eye disease caused by conjunctival inflammation inside the eyes. There are many kinds of conjunctivitis. Generally speaking, a little inflammation in the eyes will not affect people's vision, but when the inflammation is severe, it will cause great damage to the eyes, so don't take it lightly.

Let's talk about trachoma. Trachoma is a kind of conjunctivitis, it is a kind of chronic infectious conjunctivitis. Got trachoma, the patient's eyelids inside a layer of conjunctiva will change, looks rough and uneven, like a handful of sand scattered inside, so it is called trachoma.

Children with trachoma, eyes are very uncomfortable, afraid of strong light stimulation, and often tears, will cry and make. Parents should not be careless, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time. There are many commonly used medicines for treating trachoma, such as chlortetracycline and rifampicin, which are sold in major pharmacies. We should buy them and insist on giving them to children.

matters needing attention

If the child has trachoma or conjunctivitis, parents should pay attention to it in the future. They should teach the child to pay attention to eye swelling and get rid of the bad habit of rubbing eyes. In addition, let her eat more food containing vitamin A, such as carrot, amaranth, spinach, leek, green pepper, sweet potato, etc.