Eye Flu Symptoms And Cause Eye Ulcer: The disease of eye flu i.e. viral conjunctivitis is spreading rapidly. Not only Delhi-NCR but people of many states of the country are struggling with this eye disease. Due to exposure to adenovirus, the carrier of Eye Flu, the eyes suddenly become red and there is severe itching. However, now due to this disease, the risk of spreading many serious eye diseases has increased. Recently, two patients have come to the RP Center of AIIMS, New Delhi, who had corneal ulcers in their eyes only because they had treated themselves for eye flu and bought eye drops from medical stores.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC), Head of AIIMS New Delhi, and Professor Jeevan S Titiyal say that nowadays seasonal eye flu is going on, which is seen that suddenly both the eyes of people become red. Normally this infection occurs in both the eyes but it can also happen in one. Mud starts coming in the eyes, there is slight swelling in the upper eyelids. On the other hand, the biggest symptom of viral conjunctivitis is itching and grittiness in the eyes. Although these symptoms remain only for 2 or 3 days, after that, the eyes start getting cured, but if after 4 days instead of getting cured, the symptoms start getting worse, then there is a need to seek medical advice immediately.
Red eyes don't just mean eye flu
Dr. Titial says that there can be hundreds of reasons for redness in the eye, that is why do not forget to consider it as just eye flu when the eye is red. If the symptoms of eye flu are accompanied by increasing redness in one eye or both eyes, increasing eye pain, or blurred vision, as if vision is getting worse, or pain and If the eyes start closing due to a sudden increase in swelling at night, then it can be a sign of some other serious disease instead of eye flu.
Steroid eye drops can be dangerous
Dr. Titiyal says that eye flu patients need to take special care that they can take lubricants for the eyes from medical stores, but nowadays to eliminate the redness of the eye, a combination of antibiotics and steroids for eyes with medical stores Wali gives eye drops. Initially, after putting these eye drops, it seems that the eyes are getting benefited, but after that, it can harm the eyes.
These can be serious diseases including glaucoma
This time the conjunctivitis virus seems to be mild. This time the number of serious patients with eye flu is less. Although eye flu is happening to a large number of people. This time, two patients have come to AIIMS who were putting steroid medicines in their eyes due to eye flu, and within just 4-5 days corneal ulcers developed in their eyes.
Self-treated corneal ulcer in 4-5 days
This time the conjunctivitis virus seems to be mild. This time the number of serious patients with eye flu is less. Although eye flu is happening to a large number of people. This time, two patients have come to AIIMS who were putting steroid medicines in their eyes due to eye flu, and within just 4-5 days corneal ulcers developed in their eyes.
Dr. Titial says that right now adenovirus is happening in the eyes, but under its guise, some other viruses can also attack people's eyes, so there is a need to pay special attention to the eyes.
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