Keep your eye health in the summer, prevention is the best!

The hot summer has come back this year. Summer is a season to pay attention to eye health because of the strong sunlight, ultraviolet rays, high temperature and humidity, and the weather conditions of the rainy season. Not only that, but after enjoying the water in the resort where many people gather, it is easy to contract an eye disease and excessive air conditioning can dry out the eyes, so you have to pay close attention to health ocular.

How to prevent Pandemic Eye Disease

Pandemic eye disease is particularly common in the summer, especially during the summer months. Warm, humid weather is the best condition for multiplying viruses that cause eye diseases. The most common infectious eye disease is epidemic conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye disease that causes inflammation of the eye caused by pathogens called adenovirus.

The first symptoms are eye congestion, many eyebrows, Lt; / RTI & gt; When this gets worse, the lymph nodes in the ear swell and the lips touch each other. When the disease is caught, it takes about 3 to 7 days to incubate, after a period of 2 to 3 weeks with various symptoms such as a foreign body sensation, redness, glare or a burning sensation.

In a child who is usually cured without specific complications but whose immunity is low, the epithelium of the corneal surface is damaged, leaving the cornea opaque for years,

It is easy to To infect in places where there are a lot of people like the pool, so be sure to wear a pair of glbades when swimming and wash your eyes lightly with clean saline after bathing.

It is also contagious until two weeks after the start, so be careful not to infect your colleagues or family members around you.

Protect me with fragile eyes and sunglbades.

There are many people who care about skin protection when they go outdoors. However, most people are neglected to protect eyes that are damaged by ultraviolet rays. Sunglbades are a must to protect our eyes from ultraviolet rays in vacation homes. In sunlight, it burns directly on the eyes as well as the skin burns due to ultraviolet rays. UV rays are categorized as UV Vacuum, Ultraviolet A, Ultraviolet B and Ultraviolet C. Ultraviolet light A and B are dangerous rays that pbad through the cornea of ​​our eyes and reach the retina through the lens.

Our eyes are suddenly exposed to a large amount of ultraviolet rays, and when they are exposed to UV light, they can cause pain, dazzle, conjunctival edema This can cause conjunctivitis. Most of these symptoms are a natural cure, but once the cornea is damaged, the risk of recurrence is high and prevention is important.

Excessive use of air conditioner, dry eye syndrome!

During the summer, when the air conditioner is on all day long There are many people who live. Excessive use of air conditioning in a confined space can cause air cooling problems, and the indoor air can dry out and cause dry eyes, which can feel stiff and tired.

In addition, fine dust, And can cause diseases such as allergic conjunctivitis. It is best to frequently remove mildew and dust in the air conditioner, and periodically close your eyes or look at distant places to restrict the muscles of your eyes.

It is good to change direction or to sit down with the air conditioner.

Professor Lee Soo-Na of the Department of Ophthalmology of Eulji University Hospital said: "Air conditioning should be avoided for a long time as it makes the eyes easily tired." "If you have symptoms such as eye congestion when using air conditioners, it is advisable to consult a specialist and obtain a diagnosis."

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