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12/15/2014
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Without due care, persons shall be subject to diseases such as conjunctivitis
Agency Brazil
Summer begins on June 21. During the season, with warmer weather and greater exposure to the sun, the health care, especially with the eyes, should increase. Ultraviolet rays (UVB) are more aggressive this time of year, when the risk of burns, irritation to the cornea and infectious diseases are also higher.
According to Marcus Safady, president of the Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology, prolonged exposure to the sun without adequate protection, can lead to actinic keratitis and pterygium. "Actinic keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea, which usually occurs in exposed patients 6-12 hours in the sun. The symptoms are redness, pain in the region and feel of sand. The treatment is done with saline application.
Change in the membrane covering the eye, pterygium is the result of years of exposure to the sun and dust. The disease is characterized by growth of a red mass in the direction of the cornea, causing discomfort. With symptoms, you should seek an ophthalmologist for proper eye drops indication and, in severe cases, surgical procedure, "saslientou Safady.
To avoid problems with his eyes, he recommends wearing baseball caps and dark glasses quality, with protection against UVA and UVB, which in excess can cause irreversible damage. "UV filter protects the vision of rays. The dark lenses are of dubious quality even more dangerous, because, when using them, the patient's pupil dilates allowing the entry of a greater amount of radiation. Prolonged use of these lenses can cause cataracts, "he said.
Conjunctivitis is also quite common in the summer because the transmitting bacteria proliferates at the high temperature. The inflammation, which has the same symptoms of actinic keratitis is caused by contagious and contaminated water from the sea, excess or lack of chlorine in swimming pools. Treatment is with filtered water application or saline. It is recommended to avoid places with high concentration of people.
According to the president of the Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology, any treatment must be prescribed by an ophthalmologist. He added that medications such as ointments and eye drops should not be used without medical prescription.
Source: Jb Online
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