What are the symptoms of conjunctivitis in children?

We all know that children are very active. When they come back from playing outside, their hands will be carrying thousands of bacteria. If they rub their eyes with their hands at this time, it can easily cause conjunctivitis. After suffering from conjunctivitis, there will often be a lot of eye mucus on the eyes, but many elderly people think that it is caused by inflammation in the baby, so the best treatment time for the baby is often missed. Let’s take a look at the specific symptoms of conjunctivitis in children’s eyes.

1 Can conjunctivitis in children heal itself?

Whether conjunctivitis in children can heal itself depends on the situation. Generally speaking, neonatal conjunctivitis can heal itself. There is no need to worry too much. Just keep wiping it slowly with clean water. Allergic conjunctivitis can heal itself slowly as long as you stay away from allergens. However, most other conjunctivitis is basically a self-limiting disease. Drugs can only relieve symptoms, shorten the course of the disease, and kill the virus's immunity to itself, so it takes a certain amount of time to cure the disease.

2 What are the symptoms of conjunctivitis in children?

1. Increased secretions: Increased secretions are the main symptom of conjunctivitis. This secretion can be divided into several categories, such as watery, viscous, purulent, and mucopurulent, and is mostly white or yellow.

2. Conjunctival congestion: The dilation of blood vessels on the surface of the conjunctiva causes congestion, which may appear diffuse or localized. The hyperemia is bright red, and the color is more obvious in the fornix area, but the color of the hyperemia in the limbus is lighter. If your child's eyes are not swollen at this time, they will not be tender.

3. Mixed congestion: When conjunctivitis gradually spreads to the cornea, sclera, fascia and other parts, conjunctival congestion and ciliary congestion may coexist. We call this mixed bleeding.

4. Subconjunctival hemorrhage: Subconjunctival hemorrhage is caused by the rupture of small blood vessels under the conjunctiva, causing blood to enter the subconjunctival tissue. It is generally bright red dots or flakes, but if the amount of bleeding is large, it will not be ordinary bright red, but dark red, and local bulges will appear.