Does allergic conjunctivitis cause itching in the eye?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am a 36-year-old female. I have been having itching in my right eye for three weeks. I am taking Eye Mo drops, but they are not helping. I had allergic conjunctivitis two years ago and had the same symptoms. I have used Zymar eye drops and Systane Ultra eye drops in the past. Kindly suggest me some medicines. Thank you.
Hello,
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I understand your concern.
You might have allergic conjunctivitis, as your primary symptom is itching. You will need to determine the cause of the allergy because the symptoms will recur once you stop the medication. I suggest the medicines including Visine Allergy (Visine A) eye drops (Naphazoline HCl 0.025 % and Pheniramine Maleate 0.3 %) three times a day for a week. Olopatadine, 0.2 % eye, drops twice daily for a month and taper them to once daily for another month. Ideally, since your itching has persisted for three weeks, I would prescribe you Olopatadine 0.2 % twice daily for a month and then taper it off to once a day for another month. Wash your eyes with cold water thrice a day. This will relieve the itching. Consult a specialist doctor, talk to him or her, and start the medicine with their consent. Zymar is an antibiotic, so it will not help in this situation. But you can continue Systane Ultra eye drops. I hope this helps. Kindly revert in case of further questions. Thank you.
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thank you for the response.
I will start the medicines.
Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
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