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How to judge the symptoms of keratitis and conjunctivitis?

Keratitis and conjunctivitis are common ophthalmic diseases that many people may encounter in their daily lives. It is very important to correctly judge the type of symptoms for accurate diagnosis and timely treatment. This article will introduce how to judge the symptoms of keratitis and conjunctivitis from four aspects: eye discomfort, redness, secretion and vision problems.

Eye discomfort

Keratitis and conjunctivitis may cause eye discomfort, but the symptoms are different. Keratitis patients often feel burning, pain, foreign body feeling, tingling and other symptoms, and sometimes also have photophobia and dry eyes and other discomfort. The main symptoms of conjunctivitis are itchy eyelids, swollen eyes, obvious foreign body sensation, and sometimes trachoma, increased eye excrement and other symptoms. Eye discomfort is the key to judgment, but it needs to be comprehensively analyzed and judged in combination with other symptoms.

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Eye redness is one of the common symptoms of keratitis and conjunctivitis, but its manifestations are different. The eye redness caused by keratitis is mainly manifested as local erythema, often accompanied by blood vessel dilation and eyeball congestion, sometimes with small bloodshot in the eye. The eye redness caused by conjunctivitis is mainly manifested as total redness, obvious blood filaments, often accompanied by heavy vasodilation and conjunctival edema. The type of disease can be preliminarily judged according to the manifestations of eye redness.

secretion

The character and quantity of secretion are also factors that can not be ignored to judge keratitis and conjunctivitis. In patients with keratitis, the secretion is often yellow or green, mostly purulent, accompanied by eye swelling and trachoma and other symptoms. The secretion of patients with conjunctivitis is mostly water like or mucus like, often accompanied by foreign body sensation and dry eyes. By observing the character and quantity of secretion, we can help to judge the condition and cause of disease.

Vision problems

Keratitis and conjunctivitis may cause vision problems of different degrees, but they are different. Keratitis usually has a greater impact on vision, and patients often have blurred vision and other problems. Conjunctivitis generally does not have a serious impact on vision, and patients' vision generally does not change significantly. Through the observation of vision problems, we can further judge whether it is keratitis or conjunctivitis.

To sum up, it is crucial to correctly judge the symptoms of keratitis and conjunctivitis for timely diagnosis and treatment. The disease type can be preliminarily judged by observing eye discomfort, eye redness, secretions and vision problems, but ultimately needs to be comprehensively analyzed and diagnosed by professional doctors. In case of eye discomfort or other related symptoms, seek medical help from a professional ophthalmologist in a timely manner.