Patient, a child usually below 2 years comes with corneal inflammation, inflammatory leukocytic infiltration and superficial vasculization followed by conjunctival scarring and distortion of the eyelids. The condition is GRANULAR LIDS or TRACHOMA.
Dust is thought to be the primary cause of this condition in arid nations like ours; repeated attacks can result in blindness; and treatment for this condition involves improving general hygienic conditions.
SYMPTOMS
Trachoma signs and symptoms may include the following and typically involve both eyes:
- eyes and eyelids that itch and irritate slightly
- mucus- or pus-containing eye discharge
- Eyelid swelling
- Light sensitivity (photophobia)
- Eye pain
- Eye redness
- Vision loss
The disease progresses slowly, and the more painful symptoms sometimes don’t show up until adulthood, making young children particularly vulnerable to infection.
Causes
Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium that can also cause the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, is the cause of certain subtypes of trachoma.
Hands, clothing, towels, insects, and discharge from an infected person’s eyes or nose can all act as carriers of trachoma, which can also be spread in developing nations by eye-seeking flies.
Risk factors
You’re more likely to get trachoma if you have the following factors:
- Crowded living conditions.Infection spread is more likely to occur among people who live close together.
- Poor sanitation.The disease is spread more easily when there are unclean faces or hands, insufficient access to clean water, and poor sanitation.
- Age.The disease is most prevalent in kids between the ages of 4 and 6 in areas where it is active.
- Sex.Women are more likely to come into contact with children, who are the main reservoir of infection, than men are, and as a result, in some regions, women are two to six times more likely to contract the disease than men.
- Flies.Infection risk may be higher among residents of areas with difficulty managing the fly population.
Complications
Early detection and antibiotic use are effective treatments for trachoma caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, but recurrent or secondary infections can result in complications such as:
- internal eyelid scarring
- Deformities of the eyelids that can damage the cornea include ingrown eyelashes and an eyelid that folds inward (entropion).
- Corneal scarring or cloudiness
- loss of vision, either total or partial
Prevention
Proper hygiene practices include:
- Face washing and hand-washing.Keeping your hands and face clean can potentially stop the spread of infections.
- Fly control.A source of transmission may be eliminated by controlling fly populations.
- Proper waste management.Fly breeding grounds can be reduced by properly disposing of human and animal waste.
- Improved access to water.A nearby source of fresh water can help make the environment more hygienic.
Homoeopathic Treatment
As infections tend to spread quickly, early treatment is essential to preventing this from happening. Prolonged treatment is required, and intermittent treatment may be required to completely eradicate the infection.
The standard of living needs to be raised because trachoma spreads through water and unclean living conditions.
Argentum metallicumitchiness in the eyelids, catarrhal purulent conjunctivitis, follicular conjunctivitis, abundant, prulent discharge, and frequently lachrymal strictures are all symptoms.
Arsenicum albumhas intense photophobia, scrofulous ophthalmia, oedema around the eyes, red, scabby, scaly, and granulated eyelids, as well as burning in the eyes and hot, acrid lachrymation.
Apis mellificais for allergic symptoms like everted lids, burning, stinging, or shooting pains in the eyes, as well as puffy, swollen, red, and oedematous eyelids that resemble water bags.
Alumina suitsEyes better after a bath. Eyes inflamed, agglutinated at night. Itching in canthi and lids. Thickened, dry, burn, and smart eyelids.
Kalium bichromicumis for pannus, which causes granular, swollen, scratchy eyelids as well as ropy, yellow discharges that twitch when the eyes are opened.
Aurum metallicumSticking pains inwards, diplopia and hemiopia, marked photophobia with persistent lachrymation, suits trachoma with pannus, etc.
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