Archive for September 1st, 2008

Deye’s got Bacterial Conjunctivitis again. *sigh*

Bacterial conjunctivitis due to the common pyogenic (pus-producing) bacteria causes marked grittiness/irritation and a stringy, opaque, grey or yellowish mucopurulent discharge (gowl, goop, “gunk”, “eye crust“, sleep, or other regional names) that may cause the lids to stick together (matting), especially after sleeping.

When she woke up yesterday morning, she’s got these yellowish discharges in her eyes. She was crying out loud saying “my eyes are ouch!”. But yesterday was a Sunday, Eye Specialist Clinics were closed. I had to find a way by just washing her eyes with warm water. Not sure if what I did was right, but at least the discharges were removed from her eyes.

I took her to an Eye Specialist today, and yes, she’s got this viral eye infection again. She also had this the first time she came to Philippines. I think it’s because of the heat, but how come she still gets it when she’s already adjusted to the weather here. When I checked online about the possible causes, here’s what I found: Read the rest of this entry »