With the spring season starts allergy. And it is worth remembering that 25% of world population suffers, for example, eye allergies. The swelling, redness, itching and discomfort of the eyelids are common symptoms.

Spring, which runs from 21 September to 21 December is the season when everyone begins to prepare for the summer. The days are long and hot, an issue that even causes changes in mood and increases predisposition.

And with the onset of spring also eyes begin to suffer the consequences.

In fact, according Epidemiological data endorsed by Dr. Guillermo Alberto Fridrich ophthalmologist, a member of teams Eye Clinic Dr. Nano and the British Hospital, “in the spring to 25% of the general population suffer from eye allergy symptoms, partly due to exposure to certain factors responsible for this pathology. “

Symptoms

According to the specialists among the most common symptoms, though these can be varied, are:

* Itching,
* The conjunctival redness,
* Inflammation and itching of the eyelids and
* Tearing.

“Allergies are different in etiology and, therefore, should receive different types of treatment, an issue which should be evaluated by your ophthalmologist. Among the more frequent we can mention the seasonal, but there are other more specific as the vernal , atopic and GPC, “Dr. Fridrich listed.

Environmental problem

Although there are many genetic components that may predispose to allergies, allergies, either ocular or not have a high degree of involvement of so-called “environmental factors” that stand between pollution.

While today there are methods to measure the degree of pollution is such a city and even in different countries around the world are taking measures relating to protection of health of the population, the fact is that for a long time problem with substances that we breathe every day has been dismissed.

However, it is now known that people who must live with moderate to severe symptoms of allergy are changes in work capacity, as well as a marked decline in their quality of life and ability to enjoy leisure and open spaces.

Allergy and Other Diseases

Although allergy is a problem in itself, when it comes to eye diseases, other diseases that may coexist with it, among which are dry eye in which damage to the tear film allows allergens and toxic compounds are in contact with the ocular surface longer and the commencement of the allergic inflammatory reaction.

It is therefore essential, more so considering that this is a chronic condition-that patients quickly, in order to launch the initial and basic treatment, in order to prevent the complexity of symptoms and, thus the collision.

“The consultation with the ophthalmologist, whether it is or not specialized in ocular allergy is important because by this approach is possible to diagnose diseases with similar symptoms such as chronic blepharitis, the Meibomitis chronic dry eye or they can coexist or not the ocular allergy, “said Fridrich.

Then once we know what we’re dealing with, it will be time to start the treatment usually starts avoiding the substance that causes irritation. For cases where this is impossible we antihistamines (eye) that may be associated with local steroids, washed eye and eyelid, preservative-free artificial tears, ointments eyelids.

Also, in more severe cases can be added local immunomodulatory drugs and treatments assessed by a general allergist / immunologist,” the specialist.