Left red eye with fever

 

 

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 21:50
Country
South Africa
Age
16
Gender
Female
Did you perform any surgery for the eyes?
No
Do you suffer from pre-existing illnesses in the eye?
No
Do you suffer from any diseases in the body?
No
Do you use any eye drops?
No
Do you wear Contact lenses or Eyeglasses?

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Question

 

 

Hi,

I woke up a couple of days ago with a bloodshot eye Only one was red ( left) but not the whole white part of the eye but the part closest to my nose.

I have hay fever but it never made my eye this red ever. I don't wake up with discharge only a little crust.

What should i do?

Thanks

Answer

Thanks for your Question

 

 

Your left eye has mild redness and there are many causes of it from dry eye, allergic conjunctivitis, bacterial or viral conjunctivitis, episcleritis or scleritis.

These are the most common causes. Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis start in one eye then spread to the other eye while allergic conjunctivitis starts in both eyes.

Itching and foreign body sensation are the main symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis which also can be the first symptoms of viral discharge While bacterial conjunctivitis cause yellow discharge with ocular pain.

Episcleritis can cause mild eye pain with sectoral redness of the eye and it can be treated with NSAIDs eye drops.

Try to use lubricant eye drops and if you find no improvement you should visit your eye doctor. If you have red eye with blurred vision you should visit your eye doctor as soon as possible.

 

 

Left red eye with fever

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