Eye ointment, ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT EYE HOSPITAL

Everyone must have experienced red eyes. Many factors are to blame as exposed to dust, smoke, or being too long in air-conditioned room. Typically, red eyes due to dust or fumes may disappear by itself after a trigger factor avoided (dust, smoke). If the red eye that experienced prolonged (not healed within a few days) and excreting excessive eye, it is worth us beware. When followed by the eyelids swell and ooze pus, then chances are you developing the disease conjunctivitis or inflammation of the lining of the eye. This inflammation can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or allergies. Moreover, this inflammation can also be suffered by newborns, caused by the bacteria during delivery due to lack of sterility during labor conditions.

Generally, when ordinary people suffered conjunctivitis using eye drops to treat it. Actually, other than eye drops, there are still other alternatives are quite effective and can be used to treat this disease. As the eye ointment that has proven especially useful in the treatment of sore eyes. Basically, eye ointments are not much different eye drops, in terms of its content. Eye ointment that many in the market is eye ointment containing antibiotics and commonly used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis.

Actually, eye ointment has several advantages when compared with eye drops. Eye ointments tend to be more durable (in storage), its use is also more efficient and durable. Unlike the eye drops that evaporate quickly depleted due to wasted with tears, so we should be more frequent use, eye ointment for longer stick in the eye so that the treatment becomes more effective. In patients with acute, eye ointment is recommended instead of eye drops that must be shed every 3 to 4 hours, because of its rapidly disappearing, along with wasted tears. With the use of a smeared on the inside of the eyelid, it is expected the active substance in the eye ointment can work optimally. So expect a more rapid healing.

How to use eye ointments are not much different from the use of eye drops. Both types of drugs (eye ointment and eye drops) is a sterile drug. So to prevent contamination, the tip of the drug container should not be exposed to another surface and cover tightly after use. In addition, one eye medication should only be used for one person. This is important, because the eye pain suffered by one person to another may be different and thus require different types of drugs. In addition, to prevent eye disease transmission to others. Furthermore, drugs that are still left eye one month after the lid is opened should be discarded immediately, because the medicine will be quickly damaged eye after opening.

Currently, eye drugs on the market is very diverse kinds. Some examples of medicinal eye ointments and their trade name, among others:

chloramphenicol (Ikamicetin ®, Spersanicol ®, Reco ®)

gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin ®, Garexin ®)

tetracycline HCl (Ikacycline ®)

acyclovir (Zovirax ®)

neomycin sulfate (Nebacetin ®, Kenetrol ®)

The list of eye ointment mentioned above is just a small part of the eye ointment that you can find on the market. People can freely choose the most suitable drugs for the disease. Provided that before selecting a drug, bekonsultasilah beforehand with an ophthalmologist to determine the cause of the illness. It is advisable not to choose wrong drug. Before already, the best action is to keep our eye health. The trick, among others, with adequate rest, not too old to work at the computer / watching tv, and eating fruits and vegetables that contain lots of vitamin A. Remember, prevention is better than cure.