The most common cause of the condition when the eyes are festering in an adult or in a child is inflammation of the conjunctiva. The cause of the disease in most cases is an infection. The conjunctiva is the shell of the eyeball, which covers the inside of the eyelids and the eyeball itself . When this membrane becomes inflamed, an infectious disease such as conjunctivitis begins, the main symptom of which is the appearance of pus.
Pus is an accumulation of dead cells and products of the vital processes of bacteria. The appearance of pus is caused by human immunity, which instantly reacts to the multiplying pathogenic bacteria and kills them.
The eyes of an adult are festering
The cause of the disease is most often dirty hands or foreign bodies that carry bacteria onto the mucous membrane of the eye.
The main symptoms of conjunctivitis: pain, it is difficult to open the eye due to the accumulation of dried pus, itching, swelling and redness. It is possible to increase the temperature.
Adult eyes fester: how to treat
This common disease is treated quite simply. The main thing is to know how to do it right. First, both eyes need to be treated, despite the fact that only one hurts. And each procedure must begin with a healthy one.
First of all, dried pus accumulated during sleep is removed with a cotton swab with an antiseptic. Then the eyes are thoroughly washed with the same solution. Well suited for this purpose furatsilin or potassium permanganate in a weak concentration (pale pink color). You can rinse with a pear or a syringe without a needle. Such actions will remove all pus from the eye and cleanse the conjunctiva.
Now you can use special drugs, the effect of which will be more productive after the procedures. If an adult's eyes are festering, a solution of chloramphenicol will help well. One drop in each eye is enough. Buried once an hour to exclude the development of drug-resistant microbes and the chronic nature of the disease. If necessary, then the washing process from pus is repeated. Before bedtime, a tetracycline eye ointment is placed under the lower eyelid.
Infectious diseases of the eyes in the form of viral conjunctivitis also do not exclude the suppuration of the eyes. By themselves, viral lesions are not purulent. Most often, against their background, a bacterial infection also develops, which causes purulent discharge.
First aid
When an adult's eyes fester, or there is a suspicion of any inflammation of the eyes, of course, you should run to the optometrist, but at home it is recommended to do the following.
The grass and chamomile flowers are brewed with boiling water, closed and insisted for an hour. Then gauze or cotton swabs are dipped in the filtered solution and lotions are made on both eyes. According to the same recipe, you can prepare an infusion of calendula.
Another recipe for a drug that helps well with eye infections: boil 100 g of fresh rosehip petals, cool the broth and use for lotions.
Cases of rotting eyes due to allergic reactions are possible. For example, a visit to the pool with chloride water, baths using aromatic oils. The exclusion of an allergen from life will save you from eye diseases.