Dietary Considerations for Conjunctival Papillary Hyperplasia

Conjunctival papillary hyperplasia: localized conjunctival lesions caused by massive proliferation of conjunctival epithelial cells with vascular proliferation and inflammatory cell infiltration, dotted or small spherical elevation, velvet-like conjunctival surface under the naked eye, not smooth, umbrella-like neovascularization visible in the center of the papilla under slit lamp biomicroscopy, making the papilla red. The following are dietary considerations for conjunctival papillary hyperplasia: 1, avoid eating meat and fishy hair, such as shrimp, crab, mutton, wine, capers, snow peas, elephant skin fish, shark, scallops, yellow fish, eels and other fishy hair, in order not to aggravate the disease, or prompt the stationary phase into the progressive phase. 2, eat less offal of domestic animals, because they contain essential fatty acids called eicosatetraenoic acid, the body can convert this fatty acid into prostaglandins with inflammatory effects, thus aggravating the symptoms. 3, avoid eating onion, leek, garlic, chili, mutton, dog meat and other spicy, hot stimulating food. 4, Malan head, wolfberry leaves, wild rice, winter melon, bitter melon, mung beans, chrysanthemum brain, bananas, watermelon, etc. have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying dampness, can do auxiliary treatment of conjunctival papillary hyperplasia. 5, conjunctival papillary hyperplasia patients should pay attention to eat more food rich in vitamin C to supplement certain vitamin C, because vitamin C can protect the eye from further inflammation, but also to promote tissue recovery, conducive to the recovery of patients. 6, should pay attention to eat some light, easy to digest, nutritious food, such as lean pork, pork liver, rabbit, mutton, beef and other foods, should also eat more fresh fruit, such as bananas, pears, apples, cantaloupe, grapes, walnuts, longan meat and so on, they can moderate the amount of nutrients needed to supplement the patient’s body, but also conducive to the patient’s treatment and recovery.