Sore Eyes Tips | How to Prevent and Treat :
How to prevent sore eyes?
- Wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water.
- Do not touch your eyes and face without washing your hands.
- Do not share towels, eyeglasses/ shades and make up.
- Do not reuse handkerchiefs (using a tissue is best).
- Used make-up must be thrown away if the patient has been diagnosed with infectious conjunctivitis.
- Be careful that tips of eye drops or ointments do not touch the eyes or eyelashes. .
- Don’t swim (some bacteria and viruses can be spread in the water).
- Avoid shaking hands.
- Disinfect surfaces, doorknobs, counters, elevator buttons, hand rails with dilute bleach solution.
- Clothes, towels, pillow cases and anything else which may have come in contact with an infected person should be washed.
How to treat sore eyes?
- Frequently wash hands with soap and water.
- Use clean tissue to remove discharge from eyes and wash hands afterwards.
- Dispose used tissue in garbage bins. If the latter is not available, keep tissue in a small plastic bag then discard it as soon as you find a garbage bin.
- To prevent irritation of the eye and possible scarring, do not use contact lens while one has sore eyes.
- Do not wear eye make-up until the problem has been resolved.
- Warm compress may be helpful to relieve discomfort and remove "crust".
- Use antibiotic or antiviral medication only upon prescription by the doctor .
- If drops or an ointment is prescribed, the applicator tip and infected eye must never come in contact with each other.
- Especially for persons with sore eyes with runny nose or cough, stay in a separate room or away from other family members or co-workers.
