Elderly people with old red eyes can be associated with diseases such as trachoma, glaucoma or dacryocystitis.
1. Trachoma: it is a chronic infectious conjunctival keratitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis infection, which can be transmitted through contact with pollutants. In the acute stage, it can cause photophobia, tearing, foreign body sensation, and more secretions, and the conjunctiva can be seen as obviously congested, resulting in redness of the eyes, and there are also manifestations of papillary hyperplasia.
2. Glaucoma: local anatomical abnormalities of the eye are considered to be the risk factors for the disease, including smaller cornea, shorter eye axis, etc. In the acute attack period, it can cause mixed congestion of the eye, eyelid edema, corneal epithelial edema and other signs.
3. Dacryocystitis: chronic dacryocystitis is most common in middle-aged and elderly women, can be secondary to tear duct stenosis, obstruction, tear retention in the lacrimal sac, and bacterial infections, there will be tear spillage appears, on this basis when acute dacryocystitis occurs, the affected eye has conjunctival congestion, tearing, purulent secretions and other manifestations.
Elderly people’s eyes are always red may also be dry eyes, conjunctivitis and other causes. When you find redness in the eyes of the elderly, it is recommended that you consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to treat the cause and symptoms.