The generalized concept of eye congestion is that the whites of the eyes are red. Reddening of the whites of the eyes occurs when the blood vessels of the conjunctiva and scleral tissues become dilated, congested, bruised, or hemorrhagic under certain circumstances. Since the blood supply sources of various parts of the eye tissues are different, they show different patterns of ocular congestion, and react to different lesions. Therefore, bloodshot eyes are a common symptom of many eye diseases. Clinical manifestations Conjunctival congestion represents primary or secondary disease of the conjunctiva or surrounding appendages. Ciliary congestion represents disease of the eye itself. For example, keratitis, scleritis, iridocyclitis, and congestive glaucoma. If the blood vessels themselves are diseased or damaged and ruptured, the bleeding can accumulate under the bulbar conjunctiva, called subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is also a type of ocular congestion. Types of Disease There are two types of eye congestion: superficial and deep. The former is bright red and is called “conjunctival congestion”; the latter is dark red and is called “ciliary congestion”. When both are present, it is called “mixed congestion”. These different cases of congestion, in the doctor’s examination and diagnosis is very meaningful, but also to determine the severity of eye disease is one of the important basis, but the general layman is difficult to distinguish. Some people believe that the more red eyes, the more serious the disease. There are also people who do not care much about red eyes. In fact, it is not. For example, acute conjunctivitis, the onset of acute, heavy congestion, but it is not a big disease, if there is no special circumstances, generally does not cause major problems, relatively easy to cure. However, for chronic iridocyclitis, scleritis, glaucoma and other diseases, congestion symptoms are not too obvious, but it is not to be ignored as a serious eye disease. The vast majority of internal eye diseases, which do not appear to be congested, can lead to blindness. Therefore, do not judge the severity of eye disease solely from the severity of red eye, or the presence of eye congestion to determine the severity of eye disease. Eye congestion occurs when the capillaries on the surface of the eye become red and swollen and congested, and is often caused by insufficient oxygen supply to the cornea or other tissues on the surface of the eye. It can also occur with eye fatigue and incorrect dietary habits, especially when large amounts of ethanol are ingested. Pathology Eye hemorrhage, in addition to exclusion injuries, other eye diseases can also cause eye hemorrhage, mainly the following: (1) acute conjunctivitis Etiology: for bacterial and viral infections caused by a common prevalent ophthalmopathy, highly contagious. Symptoms: acute onset, both eyes at the same time or successive onset, the affected eye has tingling, itching, foreign body sensation, and in severe cases, there is photophobia and burning sensation, vision is generally unaffected. Symptoms: redness and swelling of the eyelids, conjunctival congestion, secretions are bacterial, mucous or purulent. In the morning, the eyes are closed by secretions. The secretions of viral infections are watery and may be accompanied by corneal lesions, enlarged lymph nodes in front of the ear and submandibular lymph nodes and tenderness. Treatment mechanism: the disease is highly contagious, should be prevented and isolated, towels, handkerchiefs should not be used with each other, the basin should be rinsed and sterilized after use. Keep the eyes clean, rinse with water if there is much secretion, and apply antibiotic and antiviral drugs locally. If there are systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, etc., internal medicine treatment should be combined. (2) Acute iridocyclitis Etiology: The pathogenesis of iridocyclitis is very complex, most of the etiology is unknown, and may be related to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, as well as tuberculosis, syphilis, viral infections, and so on. Symptoms: ciliary congestion or mixed congestion, posterior corneal deposits (referred to as kp), cloudy aqueous humor, iris swelling, pupil narrowing or irregularity, dulling of light reflex, and posterior adhesion of part of the iris to the lens; intraocular pressure (IOP) is usually normal, but sometimes increases or decreases; vision loss is accompanied by significant photophobia, tearing, and pain, which may radiate to the arch of the eyebrow, temporal area, and frontal region. Treatment mechanism: actively search for the cause of the disease and treat the cause. Topical dilation of pupils with 1% atropine eye drops, hot compresses, hormone eye drops or bulboconjunctival injection, severe patients need systemic intravenous or oral hormones as well as taking anti-inflammatory drugs. (3) Keratitis Etiology: Most keratitis is caused by foreign infection. Minor corneal trauma is often the cause of infection, and common causative agents are bacteria, fungi, viruses and so on. In addition, corneal immune insufficiency or malnutrition can cause keratitis. Symptoms: pain in the affected eye, foreign body sensation, blepharospasm, photophobia, tearing, sudden decrease in visual acuity. Symptoms: keratitis caused by different causes have their own characteristics, but the basic symptoms are eyelid spasm and edema, conjunctival congestion is obvious, mixed conjunctival congestion with edema, corneal turbidity or ulcer formation, corneal deposits can be seen behind the cornea, the anterior chamber of the accumulation of pus and so on. Therapeutic measures The combination of Chinese and Western medicine Although the eye congestion is not serious, but it is difficult to cure the disease. It is advisable to combine Chinese and Western medicine. 1, for bacterial infection factors, available antibiotic eye drops, 3 to 4 times a day. For non-infectious factors, it should not be abused, not to mention routinely as a placebo. 2.Corticosteroid eye drops can be piloted, but not long point, and the intraocular pressure should be observed. 3.Treatment for the cause of the disease. 4, oral tonics are difficult to adhere to, can be based on the identification of some chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea such as Chinese medicine grouping tea. Dietary therapy 1. Principle Breakfast should be nutritionally adequate to ensure vigorous energy; Chinese food can eat more protein-rich foods, such as lean pork, beef, mutton, animal offal, etc.; dinner should be light, eat more vitamin-rich foods, such as a variety of fresh vegetables, and eat some fresh fruits after dinner. 2. Food therapy program usually pay attention to eat more rich in vitamin A, carotene and vitamin B2 food; at the same time, the selection of high phospholipid-containing foods to brain, such as egg yolks, fish, shrimp, walnuts, peanuts, etc., but also consciously choose to protect the eyes of the food. Recommended some eye care can be helpful to the same source of food and medicine herbs, you can make tea to drink, easy to do, can also be used for cooking. Chrysanthemum: Chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature; it has the functions of dispersing wind and clearing heat, clearing the liver and eyesight, and detoxifying and anti-inflammatory. Dry mouth, fire, eye astringency have certain curative effects, can make the symptoms of eye fatigue subside, restore eyesight, for often overtime, stay up late working people can drink more. Chrysanthemum can also prevent radiation, often on the computer, cell phone too long, you can drink more chrysanthemum tea, so that you can resist the radiation of the computer. However, chrysanthemum cold, not recommended to drink alone, it is recommended that can be used with goji berries, mulberry leaves and other formulas for chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea, do tea for long-term drinking, you can effectively relieve eye discomfort. Lycium barbarum: wolfberry is flat, taste sweet, with tonic kidney and liver, benefit essence and eyesight, strong muscles and bones, in addition to lumbago, long service can benefit life and prolong life and other functions. Especially in the middle-aged and elderly people with kidney deficiency, food is the most suitable, you can make tea drink for a long time. Such as “Materia Medica Tongxuan” recorded: “Chinese wolfberry, tonifying the kidney and essence, water is strong bone, and thirst, eye faint, lumbago and knee pain are not healed.” Wolfberry is rich in carotene, a variety of vitamins and calcium, iron and other essential nutrients for healthy eyes, it has the function of eyesight, commonly known as “bright eyes”. Mulberry leaves: Mulberry leaves have evacuation of wind-heat, clearing the lungs and moistening dryness, clearing the liver and eyesight and other health effects. Modern medical research shows that mulberry leaves contain a variety of amino acids and various types of vitamins. Mulberry leaves picked in the fall after the first frost, that is, autumn mulberry is good, this time the mulberry leaves contain rutin and chlorogenic acid and other effective components of the most, the efficacy is also the best. Mulberry leaves have blood fat, cholesterol, anti-thrombosis and anti-atherosclerosis effect, anti-aging, anti-fatigue effect, mulberry leaves also have a good skin cosmetic effect, especially on the face of acne, brown spots have a relatively good effect. Mulberry: commonly known as mulberry fruit. It has the effect of tonifying the liver, benefiting the kidneys and nourishing yin. For example, “Yunnan Materia Medica” cloud: “Mulberry benefit kidney and solid essence, long service black hair and eyesight.” Qing – Wang Mengying also said: “Mulberry nourishes the liver and kidney, filling the blood, healthy walk.” Therefore, people with kidney deficiency, especially those with insufficient kidney yin, the most appropriate food. Mulberry is known as the “folk fruit”, rich in active protein, vitamins, amino acids, carotene, minerals and other ingredients. Mulberry nourishes yin and replenishes blood, promote the production of fluids, moisturize the intestines, can be used for prolonged illness, liver and kidney yin deficiency, lumbar and knee pain and weakness, darkness of the eyes and tinnitus. Buckwheat tea: “Compendium of Materia Medica” records: buckwheat taste bitter, cold, beneficial to the energy, renewing the spirit, ear and eye, there is a lowering of gas, wide bowel and stomach. Modern clinical medical observation shows that buckwheat flour and its products have lowered blood sugar, blood lipids, enhance the role of the body’s immunity to diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, high blood fat, coronary heart disease, stroke and other patients with adjuvant therapeutic effects. It improves heart and brain circulation, removes garbage from the body, eliminates fatigue and restores energy. Roughage dietary fiber to increase the skin antioxidant function, so that the skin healthy and shiny, beauty. Buckwheat in the unavailable coarse grain dietary fiber can balance the distribution of nutrients in the stomach and intestines, effective treatment of constipation. Honeysuckle: It has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, evacuating wind-heat, cooling the blood and stopping diarrhea, lowering the blood and fire, eliminating the pharynx and diaphragm. Treatment of fever, fever and blood dysentery, carbuncle, swelling, scrofula, hemorrhoids. It has a light flavor and slightly bitter taste. Honeysuckle is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the lung, heart and stomach meridians. It has the efficacy of clearing heat and removing toxins, anti-inflammatory, tonifying deficiency and healing the wind, and is mainly used in the treatment of distension and lowering of diseases, fever in warm diseases, carbuncle ulcers of heat and poison, and tumors. For dizziness, dizziness, dry mouth for thirst, mumps, purulent tonsillitis and other diseases have a certain effect. At the same time, honeysuckle tea can also inhibit and kill pathogenic bacteria in the throat, the elderly and children have anti-infection effect. Therefore, regular consumption of honeysuckle infusion or decoction is beneficial to the treatment and rehabilitation of wind-fire and eye-bleed, sore throat, obesity, liver-heat and liver-heat hypertension.