The treatment of conjunctivitis varies from disease to disease. You can gently rinse your eyelids with clean water and a clean towel to remove secretions. For bacterial conjunctivitis, antibiotic eye drops or ointment can be used. Doctors sometimes wipe off a little secretion with a cotton swab and send it to the laboratory for examination, and then adjust the medication according to the examination results. Conjunctivitis generally does not require corticosteroid eye drops. If herpes viral conjunctivitis is considered, corticosteroid eye drops should not be used, which may aggravate the condition.

Antibiotics are ineffective for allergic conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis. For allergic conjunctivitis, oral antihistamines can relieve itching and irritation. If you fail, you can also try corticosteroid eye drops.

Because infectious conjunctivitis is highly contagious, patients should wash their hands before and after washing their eyes or dropping drugs. In addition, the patient should not touch the affected eye and touch the other eye. Towels and bath towels used to clean the affected eyes should be separated from other towels.

If the cause is eyelid deformity or lacrimal duct obstruction, surgery is needed.