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Conjunctivitis
An acute infection of the conjunctiva, which may be viral, bacterial or allergic. Only 25% of cases are caused by bacteria. Allergies and viruses (esp. adenoviruses) are responsible for most of the rest, along with other irritations
to the eye and cornea, such as smoke, dust, wind, sunlamps, reflection of the snow, the common cold, exanthems and contact lenses. In neonates, the most common causes of conjunctivitis are chemical (silver nitrate), chlamydia, gonorrhea and other bacteria (strep pneumonia, staph aurous, Hemophilus influenza), and viruses (esp. Herpes Simplex I and II). Bacterial infections may superimpose viral or allergic conditions.
Allergic conjunctivitis is likely to persist until the season is over (e.g. from hay fever in spring), until the allergen
is identified and removed from the patient's exposure, or the symptoms are addressed with DNA's homeopathic
"A" desensitizing drops and nutritional antihistamine support.
Viral conjunctivitis is usually self-limiting in 1-2 weeks, but is highly contagious and care should be taken to not spread the infection from one eye to the other or to another person. For example, the infected person should use separate towels. In bacterial conjunctivitis, treatment should be initiated promptly to avoid eye damage.
Contact wearers should discontinue wearing their contacts for a few days, support nutritionally (Optex, Mycelized
A, and vitamin E) and begin wearing them again slowly.
If the irritating factor is not removed a chronic conjunctivitis may develop with symptoms less severe than that of the acute disease but still quite noticeable (redness, itching, smarting, feeling of foreign body).
Symptoms
Viral: Clear discharge; minimal or absent lid swelling; no itching; often, lymphadenopathy of periauricular node
is present.
Allergic: Clear, mucoid discharge; high eosinophils; mild to marked lid swelling; severe itching with increased lacrimation; no nodal involvement.
Bacterial: Purulent, green discharge; high polymorphonuclear leukocytes; moderate lid swelling; no itching; no nodal involvement; possible fever.
Contact Lens Wearers: Mild to marked lid swelling; mild to moderate itching; usually no discharge.
In any of these cases, the patient may wake up in the morning with eyelids agglutinated shut. Children may find this very traumatic the first time it happens.
Neonatal Conjunctivitis
- Gonorrhea: usually occurs within 3-5 days of birth
- Chlamydia: usually occurs within 5-14 days of birth
- Chemical irritation from silver nitrate (now rare as most hospitals have switched to erythromycin): occurs
6-8 hours after instillation into the eyes
Nutrients Involved
Vitamins A, B6, B2, B-complex, calcium and magnesium
Suggested Nutritional Supplementation
- Mycelized Vitamin A - 10 drops 3 times daily in water or juice.
Provides pure vitamin A in a special water-soluble, micellized form
Mycelized Vitamin A is absorbed 520% better than any other form of vitamin A.
- Visioplex - 8 capsules daily with food. Nutrients and Herbs to Nourish the Eyes
- 500-C Methoxyflavone - 1-2 tablets 3 times daily with food. Vitamin C with hesperidin/methoxy-flavone complex
Dietary Suggestions
- FirstLine Therapy® Diet
- Drug caution: Drugs that can damage the optic nerve, retina and other vital parts are ACTH, allopurinol (gout); anti-coagulants; aspirin; corticosteroids, Diabinese, diuretics, antihistamines, digitals, indomethcin, streptomycin, sulfur drugs, tetracycline, diazepam, haloperidol, quinine