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subject: Open Angle Glaucoma, Treatment For Conjunctivitis [print this page]


The Open angle Glaucoma is very common type of Glaucoma in eyes. This condition can be chronic and develops inside the eyes. In this disease, the eye pressure increases due to the unmanaged drainage channels. The unmanaged drainage channels are responsible to release the fluid out of the eyes. In this condition, the drainage side remains open. The open drainage system leads to many other infections. The initial stage does not show any kind of symptoms and the patient may have a completely clear vision. Many times, during the whole course of disease, the patient do not have any kind of infection and in the final stage, he may suffer with a sudden loss of vision. The central part of the patients retina will be blocked. The disease can occur in those patients who have a family History of the illness or any kind of exposure to the harmful chemicals. The current medications for this sickness have a goal to lower the intraocular pressure or IOP. However, some of them have significant side affects. The drugs that are ideal for the treatment are named as Alpha-agonists, Beta-blockers, Miotics, Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors etc. These medications help to reduce the quantity of fluid inside the eyes. The Prostaglandin analogs help to enhance the depletion of the theses fluids or the aqueous humor. The physical experts also try to give proper nourishment to the sensitive tissues of the eyes.

The conjunctivitis is a condition where the conjunctiva gets severe swellings and inflammation. The conjunctiva is a type of membrane that covers the outer surface of the eyeballs. The disease can occur due to any type of allergy, bacterial or fungal infections, environmental toxins or any type of chemical reactions. It can also occur due to other types of health conditions like HSV or HPV infections or even diabetes. The disease is also known as pink eye. Some types of conjunctivitis can be infectious and some are non-infectious. The people who suffer with allergy, arthritis, lupus, ulcerative colitis can also have the infection. Some of the well-known bacteria like staphylococci, pneumococci, Chlamydia trachomatis and streptococci can cause conjunctivitis. The person who suffers with the infection may have redness in the eyes including a swelling and pain. The eyes will have discharges of water or other sort of yellow or green ejection. The discharges collect in front of the eyes. The infected person can also have sore throat, sneezing and at times, an infection in the upper respiratory tract. The treatment for conjunctivitis includes the doses of board-spectrum antibiotics like Ocuflox and Ciloxan. A new type of medication has been approved by the Food and Drug Association. The drug named as Besifloxacin is also good for the treatment. The medical experts suggest for eye drops and eye ointments to apply inside the eyes. Some doses of Sodium cromoglycate are also good. There are also many antibiotic and anti-allergic eye drops. Physical experts also recommend Penicillin.

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