A small pen on the eye is the popular name for such a problem as barley. Very many people have encountered him at least once in their life. Pathology delivers a lot of unpleasant sensations, since it is an inflammation of the eyelid.
In the article, we will talk about how to treat the penny, with what symptoms it is accompanied and whether there are ways to avoid such a nuisance.
Causes of occurrence
What contributes to the appearance of barley in the eye? There can be many reasons , so we highlight the main ones:
- non-compliance with hygiene rules;
- failures in the digestive tract;
- weak immunity;
- blepharitis or demodicosis;
- hypothermia.
Moreover, women are at greater risk than men. This is due to the fact that they use decorative cosmetics, which can often be of very dubious quality or with an expired shelf life.
Symptoms
Pysyak on the eye is characterized by pronounced symptoms.
At the very beginning, the disease manifests itself in the form of redness of the eyelid, a feeling of heaviness, local itching and swelling, as well as the appearance of a small tubercle. After a short period of time (about 3-4 days), a small abscess appears with a white head or crust, resembling a grain. Approximately on the fifth day, its breakthrough and leakage of pus occurs. Moreover, if the barley was internal, there is a chance of infection of the eye.
When to go to the doctor?
Patching on the eye is a relatively harmless disease. Nevertheless, if some symptoms occur, it is worth contacting the clinic as soon as possible for qualified assistance. These include cases when:
- temperature rises;
- the tumor did not begin to subside after 4-5 days or continues to increase in size;
- an abscess interferes with vision, causes pain, presses on the eye;
- barley disappeared, but soon appeared on the other or the same eye;
- an abscess in the eye led to the appearance of conjunctivitis;
- there is an increase in lymph nodes;
- an unpleasant tick appears.
The doctor will carefully examine all the accompanying symptoms and suggest ways to get rid of the problem. If necessary, he can open the abscess or prescribe the use of special drugs, such as a drawing ointment or antibiotics.
Treatment
The method of treatment will differ depending on the stage of the disease.
When the first signs appear, you can use the usual "green" or alcohol. They must be applied to a cotton swab and cauterize a tubercle or edema. You can repeat the procedure up to 5 times a day. This method will help prevent the formation of an abscess, which means that the disease will not go to the next stage and will not cause complications.
At this stage, dry heat is a great helper to get rid of the problem. The method is to warm the problem area. This can be done with the help of a steeply boiled egg or potato and a salt heated in a pan, wrapped in a dense fabric. The compress itself should not be hot so as not to provoke a burn.
If the tag on the eye was noticed after the appearance of the abscess, the use of the two methods described above is strictly prohibited. Otherwise, you can not only not get the expected result, but also provoke a number of complications.
In such situations, treatment is carried out using local type of medication. These include special creams, gels, ointments, eye drops. All of them have strong antibacterial properties, due to which there is a rapid destruction of all pathogenic organisms that provoked the development of the disease. The most common drugs are Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Gentamicin, Ciprofloxacin.
It has already been recalled that barley can cause conjunctivitis. How to treat the penny in this case? The answer is very simple: antibiotic therapy should be added to standard therapy. Most often, in such cases, ophthalmologists prescribe "Phloxal", "Tobrex", "Albucid". They must be applied every 4 hours for 5-7 days.
Pay special attention to the fact that the abscess that has appeared must in no case be squeezed out, cauterized or warmed up! This may contribute to the further spread of the infection.
Prevention
Preventing a small pen is to follow a few simple rules.
First, you must adhere to the rules of hygiene. This is especially true for eye care.
The second point is relevant for women: in no case should you go to bed with mascara or eye shadow. It is necessary to wash off cosmetics every night so that the skin can breathe and pathogenic bacteria do not multiply in it.
In addition to all of the above, it is important to monitor the state of your health: dress according to the weather, prevent freezing and strengthen immunity in every way.
In cases where barley appears again and again, ophthalmologists recommend starting the use of multivitamins and dry yeast.
Be healthy!