Patient's question:
My son is five years old. Last year, he frequently blinked his eyes. He went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said it was conjunctivitis. Now, what should we do? How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Trachoma is a common eye infectious disease. Chlamydia trachomatis is a chronic infectious conjunctivitis keratitis. It is called trachoma because the surface of the eyelid conjunctiva is rough and uneven, resembling sand grains. Trachoma infection can last for years to decades, and its severity is closely related to environmental health and living conditions. In the early stages of trachoma infection, discomfort in the eyes, such as photophobia, tearing, itching, foreign body sensation, increased secretion, conjunctival congestion of the eyelid, papillary hyperplasia, follicle formation, and corneal vascularization may occur due to corneal involvement. When active corneal vascularization is present, the irritating symptoms are significant, and vision declines.