The ball (socket) which seems inside the eyes is called ‘Cornea’ in English. The mucus membrane of the eyes is a delicate membrane which surrounds sclera (white part of the eyes) and inner part of the eyelids. When this membrane becomes inflammable, it is called ‘Purulent Ophthalmia’.
Causes of purulent ophthalmia:-
- Purulent ophthalmia can occur due to exposure to cold air, smoke, sunlight and by the entering of dust, dew in the eyes.
- This disease can also occur due to hurt of the eyes by any means.
- Purulent Ophthalmia can also occur due to measles, chickon pox and gonorrhea, etc.
- Purulent Ophthalmia occurs due to virus or bacterial infection, allergy or by the entering heterogenous substance, etc.
- Purulent Ophthalmia occurs due to entering smoke of tobacco, fountain (spray) of Erosal, in children due to stoppage of tears pipe.
Symptoms of Purulent Ophthalmia:-
In the condition of Purulent Ophthalmia, the eyes feels burning, sclera becomes red, the eyes discharge fluid like water and pus, the eyelids are stuck together, dirt comes out from the eyes, feels as if sand or thorn is pricking in the eyes causing pain in them, lacinating pain occurs in the eyes, does not like to see any light.
Use of different drugs for the treatment of Purulent Ophthalmia:-
- Ferrum-phos:- 6x potency of Ferrum-phos drug should be used to cure the burning sensation of the eyes.
- Belladonna:- Using this drug is very effective in the condition of becoming the eyes red and bright, pain, swelling of the eyes, feeling pain beside the eyes and the brain, becoming both the cheeks red, intolerable of light and sun heat.
- Alumina:- 30 potency of Alumina drug should be taken if the eyes seem dry means tearless eyes.
- Arum-met: Taking 6 potency of Arum-met drug is useful to cure eyes disease occurring due to heat.
- Merc cor:- If cornea has suffered from wounds, 3 potency of Merc cor drug should be given to the patient at an interval of 4-4 hours.
- Aconite:- If the patient is suffering from vat disease, spermatorrhoea, burning sensation of the eyes occurring due to cold with low fever and pain in the eyes. If pain is not cured, the eyes should be washed by 0.52 g Borasic acid after mixing 28 ml water in it. If the burning sensation of the eyes does not recover within 48 hours, the eyes should be washed from 10 drops of Euphrasia drug after mixing it in 28 ml water. Most of the patient use 6 or 30 potency of sulphur to cure this type of symptoms. 3x or 6 potency of Aconite drug should be also used to cure such symptoms. If Aconite drug makes no impression and there is no additional pus in the eyes, using 6 potency of Rhus-tox drug is benefited for the patient.
- Conium:- If the patient is not able to tolerate even little light, he should use 3 potency of Conium drug.
- Mercurius-cor:- 3 potency of Mercurius-cor should be used in the condition of pus discharge from the eyes after secretion of water, the eyelids stick together and crackling in the eyes, feeling pain and warmth in the eyes, aggravating by seeing and movement, pricking something in the eyes and the patient does not like light, etc. If the Mercurius-cor makes no impression in the burning sensation of the eyes due to spermatorrhoea, 6 potency of Heper-sulph drug should be used and if the patient did not get any benefit by the use of Heper-sulph, he should use 6 potency of Silica drug.
- Apis-mel:- 30 potency of Apis-met should be taken in the condition of discharge additional pus from the eyes, intolerable of light, burning sensation and itching sensation in the eyes, pain like pricking needle in the eyes and swelling of the eyelids, etc.
- Euphrasia:- If the patient is suffering from red eyes, intolerance of light, excess watery discharge from the nose and the eyes, pain in the eyes, sneezing again and again, appearing small pimples in the sclera (white part of the eyes) and region near the eyelids, discharging pus like substances from the eyes and thickens the layer like pussy thread before the eyes which causes difficulty in seeing, etc., the patient should wash his eyes with 10 drops of Euphrasia after mixing it in 30 ml of water.
- Pulsatilla:- 3 or 30 potency of Pulsatilla drug should be used in the condition of new or old burning sensation of the eyes and which occurs in the eyes due to gonorrhoea.
- Arjentum Nitricum:- In the condition of over discharging of pus from the eyes, burning sensation in children eyes, discharging yellow pus from the eyes with old burning sensation of the eyes, etc., the patient should use 3 or 30 potency of Arjentum Nitricum drug in such symptoms of the sufferer.
- Hepar-Sulphur:- Use of 6 or 30 potency of Hepar-sulphur drug is beneficial in the burning sensation of the eyes occurred due to spermatorrhoea, pain becomes unbearable by touching the eyes, pain and cold does not bearable, etc.
- Nitric-acid:- 6 or 200 potency of Nitric-acid should be taken to remove the burning sensation of the eyes occurring due to heat and gonorrhea, etc.
- Jekwiretty:- Drop 3x potency of Jekwiretty drug after mixing with water in the eyes in the condition of burning of the eyes due to discharging of pus as well as burning sensation on the face and the neck, burning sensation due to pimples in the eyes, etc.
- Sulphur:-
- If the patient is suffering from burning of the eyeballs and appearing red round wounds around it, pain in the eyes like pricking needle which aggravates by entering water in the eyes, etc., 3 or 30 potency of Sulphur should be used in such symptoms.
- 3 or 30 potency of sulphur should be used in the burning sensation of the eyes occurring due to scrofula.
- 6 or 30 potency of Merc-Sol should be used in the condition of appearing small beads on the sclera. If these types of beads appear in the eyes with burning sensation then 6th potency of Puls or 30 potency of Sulphur should be used. The patient should use 3 or 30 potency of Arjentum-nitricum in the condition of discharging pus from the eyes with burning sensation in them. To cure burning sensation of the eyes, the patient should wash his eyes with 2 drops of Arjentum-nitricum drug after mixing it in ½ ounce water.
In addition to above said drugs, other drugs are also used to get quick benefit in the diseases which act well and cure diseases soon. These are as follow:- 6 potency of Phos, 6x potency of Calcarea-Iod or 6 potency of Calc-carb, 6 potency of Gels, 6 potency of Silica, 6 potency of Staphysagria, 6 potency of Arsenica, 6 potency of Zincum, etc.
Precautions in Purulent Ophthalmia:-
- Fish and sweet preparations should not be eaten.
- Light meals should be taken.
- The patient should keep his bed clean.
- The eyes should be cleaned with rose water or light hot milk.
- Pain of the eyes is ameliorated if the patient washes his eyes with 520 mg Alum or Borasic-acid after mixing with 30 ml of water properly.
- Other people should not use the patient’s things like- hanky, towel, etc.
- The patient should always use black specs.
- Pad should not be used because infection can increases more in the eyes due to heat of the pad.
- Wash your hands before touching the eyes.
- Avoid going in the room filled with smoke, the environment full of dust or those by which eyes troubles increase.
- Use your own towel or hanky and do not give them to the others.
- Clean softly the tears pipe of the eyes.
- Massage the lower eyelid slowly.
- Grind the leaves of cabbage and squeeze to get its juice then mix 1-2 drops of this juice with honey apply on the eyes. It cures purulent ophthalmia.
- Cold water or ice should not be used on the eyes.
- The eyes should be covered with yellow or green pieces of clothe.