Conjunctivitis Disease: Causes,Treatment and Nursing Intervention

Definition of Conjunctivitis Disease:

Conjunctivitis Disease refers to an inflammation and redness of the conjunctiva. It is a thin layer of tissue that covers the front of the eye (pink eye).

Causes of Conjunctivitis Disease:

There are different causes of conjunctivitis. Those are in the below:

• Bacterial/ Viral infection,
• Allergic reaction ( dust, pollen),
• Irritants such as Shampoos, dirt smoke,
• Allergy to contact lens,
• Foreign object injury to eye,
• In the neonate, tear duct blockage.

Sing and Symptoms of Conjunctivitis Disease or Conjunctivitis Symptoms: 

Various sign and symptoms for conjunctivitis are below:

• Redness in one or both eye,
• Itching,
• Tearing,
• Thick yellow discharge after sleep,
• Burning eyes,
• Blurred vision,
• Sensitivity to light.

Test and Diagnosis for Conjunctivitis or Conjunctivitis Diagnosis:

There are two types of tests for conjunctivitis. These are-

1. Examine eyes and sing symptoms
2. Swab test may be suggested when not responding to treatment

Treatment for Conjunctivitis Disease or Conjunctivitis Treatment:

There are different treatments for conjunctivitis which are in the below:

• Antibiotics for bacterial infection,
• Eye drops or ointment,
• Antihistamine,
• Must cell stabilizers,
• Corticosteroids.

Complications for Conjunctivitis:

Conjunctivitis is a self-care disease. After taking a curse of antibiotics to reduce the risk of complication.

Prevention for Conjunctivitis:

There are different types of instruction for preventing Conjunctivitis. Those are in the following:

• Maintain proper hygiene and frequent hand washing.
• Do not touch your eye with your hand.
• Use a clean towel and washcloth and do not share personal cloth with others.
• Change pillowcases often.
• Do not use eye cosmetics during conjunctivitis and do not share with others.

Nursing Intervention for Conjunctivitis Disease:

There are different types of nursing intervention for Conjunctivitis which are mentioned in the following:

• Teach proper handwashing technique and instruct keep hand away from eyes.
• Use disinfected for an eye examination.
• Encourage pt to avoid sharing personal clothes with others.
• Apply warm compression over the eye and drop and ointment as ordered.
• Instruct patient to clean eye discharge with tissue and dispose of it carefully.
• Replace eye cosmetics and do not share.
• Teach the patient to install eye drops and ointments correctly without touching the tip of the container with an eye or lashes.
• Encourage the patient to stay away from school for at least 7 days.
• Instruct to use dark black eyeglass to avoid bright light and contamination.
• Use and care of contact lenses correctly.
• Avoid rubbing eyes.

If an infected person maintains this advice, it will help to spread conjunctivitis in family members.

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Maria Mona

Maria Khatun Mona is a Founder and Editor of Nursing Exercise Blog. She is a Nursing and Midwifery Expert. Currently she is working as a Registered Nurse at Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has great passion in writing different articles on Nursing and Midwifery. Mail her at “maria.mona023@gmail.com”