Skin problems may hurt the eyes

Inflammation and bloodshot whites of the eyes suggest any eye disease. In fact, it can all be symptoms of skin disorder rosacea, but only a specific form of the eye.

Rosacea

That morning, an Englishwoman Julie Garner woke up with an unpleasant feeling as if she got something in your eye. She scrutinized her eyes in the mirror, but did not see there are no foreign objects. However, the feeling grew, and after a few days of whites were bloodshot. The woman went to an ophthalmologist who decided that before him the usual syndrome dry eyes . He prescribed Julia drops, which it did not help.

Rosacea

Already own she found through the Internet on the cause of his sickness symptoms - eye shape Rosacea , Common skin disorder. Usually, it is accompanied by inflammation, redness of the skin, most often in the cheeks and nose. Ocular form can be caused by exposure to the sun, alcohol, and menopause. Its exact cause is unknown.

From rosacea suffer in different periods of life 10% of individuals and 70% of those observed eye shape. Despite this prevalence, the disorder is difficult to diagnose correctly. In some of his victims there are similarities with the classic Rosacea   Symptoms such as redness of the skin, while others - only red painful eye. According to researchers from the University of California, 90% of patients with ocular rosacea do not exhibit the classic symptoms of the skin disease. And the illness is often confused with the syndrome dry eyes .

Treat ocular rosacea need eye drops with steroids, and tetracycline antibiotics in the form of drops or tablets. In very rare cases, the disease goes so far that patients required corneal transplantation. (READ MORE)

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