Conjunctivitis primary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Good hygiene can help prevent the spread of conjunctivitis.
Primary Prevention
Infective Conjunctivitis
Some of the good hygiene techniques used to prevent infective conjunctivitis are as follows:
- Change pillowcases frequently.
- Change towels and wash cloths daily.
- Do not share personal articles that come in contact with the eyes (e.g. eye make-up applicators, towels, wash cloths, eye droppers)
- Handle and clean contact lenses properly.
- Keep hands away from the eye.
- Replace eye cosmetics regularly.
- Wash your hands often.
- Always wash hands with soap and water or an alcohol based hand sanitizer prior to and following contact with a person who has conjunctivitis.
- Infected patients should be advised to stay home from school and work
Neonatal Conjunctivitis
- Educate parents or care providers to wash their hands frequently
- Educate pregnant women on the importance of regular examinations to detect and treat sexually transmitted infections (STD)
- Avoid vaginal delivery (HSV Transmission rates are high for women who acquire genital herpes in the last few weeks of pregnancy)
- Avoid silver nitrate in newborn as a prophylaxis
Allergic Conjunctivitis
There is no established method for primary prevention of allergic conjunctivitis.
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
There is no established method for primary prevention keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome).
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis
There is no established method for primary prevention of Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis.