I
woke up with itchy eyes, I kept scratching and scratching, it was sweet at
first then sweeter and I paused, found my way to the bathroom and checked the
mirror. The eyes were mildly red; I thought to myself, it must have been the
dust. But throughout the day I couldn't resist scratching. The next morning, I
had aches and it crossed my mind, Apollo season is here. There is an old trick that
has always worked for me; I got salt and fresh water mixed in a cup, soaked my
eye in it for about 15 seconds. Did this about 4 times then rinsed off with
fresh water. I repeated the same thing at night and now my eyes are all better.
Infectious
conjunctivitis is Apollo and can be mistaken for allergic conjunctivitis which
also comes more during this season. The major difference is that Apollo comes
with eye discharge.
My
salt and water method may not be approved by my fellow health professionals
because of isotonic state of the eye, well it works well for me. So my
professional advice is that you can do this but make sure you rinse off with
fresh water. If you decide to get an antibacterial eye drop, first wash off
with little salt and water solution to reduce bacteria load. This is very
important in children especially when they wake up in the morning. The eye drop
should be used by one person and shouldn't be used for more than 2 weeks after
opening unless otherwise stated by eye drop manufacturer.
For
those in corporate setting, Apollo can earn you easy sick leave. For
workaholics who are too busy to get to a pharmacy, try the method above it will
help. For those with kids and those handling children get either
chloramphenicol or gentamicin eyedrop in your drug box. The earlier the
treatment is commenced the faster the recovery.
No comments:
Post a Comment