Catarrhal conjunctivitis is usually referred to as spring catarrhal conjunctivitis or spring keratoconjunctivitis, and patients need to undergo general treatment, medication, desensitization, and so on.
1. General treatment: patients should immediately detach themselves from allergens, and use ice packs on the eyelids and saline rinsing of the conjunctival sac, etc., so as to alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms caused by spring Keratoconjunctivitis.
2. Drug therapy: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions with benadryl, chlorpheniramine maleate and other antihistamines, sodium cromoglycate, ketotifen and other mast cell stabilizers, naphazoline, hydroxymethazoline and other vasoconstrictors.
Some patients can also use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve eye itching, conjunctival congestion, tearing and other ocular discomfort, such as Pranoprofen. If the patient’s condition is serious, glucocorticosteroids such as dexamethasone and betamethasone, immunosuppressants such as cyclosporine A and tacrolimus can also be used.
3. Desensitization therapy: For patients with spring keratoconjunctivitis whose allergens have been clearly identified, desensitization therapy is considered. It is worth noting that the effect of desensitization in patients with other causes of allergic conjunctivitis is not satisfactory.
It is recommended that patients with spring Keratoconjunctivitis follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, and not use drugs or prescriptions on their own.