How to cure pink eye at home fast?

16 scientifically proven ways to cure pink eye at home fast

1- Rest your eyes, sleep at least 8 hrs at night

2- Use over-the-counter artificial tears and eye drops to lubricate your eyes and to treat and prevent eye dryness symptoms. Use over-the-counter (OTC ) eye lubricants or artificial tears, like REFRESH® Brand Lubricant Eye Drops, GenTeal Lubricant Eye Drops, NanoTears MXP Forte, TheraTears, Soothe Lubricant Eye Drops, or Bion Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, that provide instant relief of severe dry eye and help keep your eyes clean

3- Try Warm compress, soak a towel in warm water, wring the wet towel out hard and then place it on your eyes for about 7 minutes. Alternatively, Wet a towel with water and wring it out, then place it in a microwave oven and heat it up, after that place the towel on your eyes for about 10 minutes to increase blood flow to the area.

4- Try cool compress, wrap an ice pack in a small towel or cloth and place it on your eyes for about 10 minutes. Alternatively, soak a small towel in cool or cold water, wring the wet towel out hard and then place it on your eyes for about 7 minutes. You can make an ice pack by wrapping ice in a small towel and use it to reduce swelling

5- Wash your face with cold water only

6- Avoid allergen exposure, such as pollen or smoke, and take allergy medication to treat and prevent allergic reactions.

7- Consider using an eye gel to treat eye dryness

8- Do a tea bag compress to reduce irritation and swelling, put your used tea bag in the fridge for about 30 minutes to let it cool down, then place or damp the tea bag over your eyes for about 20 minutes and try to relax

9- Switch contacts if you wear contact lenses

10- Stay hydrated, drink about 8 cups of water a day

11- Avoid inflammatory foods that may cause eye redness, such as dairy products, processed foods, and fast foods

12- Eat more inflammation-reducing foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as fatty fish and salmon, seeds and nuts, such as flaxseed. Alternatively, you can take an omega-3s food supplement

13- Avoid exposing your eyes to humidity, dry air, hair dryers, air conditioners, car heaters, wind and electric fans. Wear prescription glasses or sunglasses to protect your eyes from dry, windy weather outdoors

14- Avoid being outdoors in direct sunlight too long and limit your exposure to UV light. Wear sunglasses to avoid sun damage to your eyes if your eyes are exposed to the sun for long periods

15- Use prescription eye drops to reduce eye redness. Use chloramphenicol eye drops or ointments (antibiotic eye drops) to treat minor bacterial eye infections, like Chloromycetin® Redidrops (eye drops), Chloromycetin® eye ointment, Chloramphenicol Eye Drops BP 0.5% w/v, CHLORAFAST 0.5% eye drop solution, or Minims® Chloramphenicol (eye drops). Alternatively, use prescription ophthalmic antibiotic eye drops or ointments for pink eye (Bacterial conjunctivitis), like Polycin-B, Bleph (sulfacetamide sodium), Romycin (erythromycin), Moxeza or Vigamox (moxifloxacin), Ak-Tracin, Bacticin (bacitracin), Polytrim (trimethoprim/polymyxin), AK-Poly-Bac, Ocumycin, Zymar or Zymaxid (gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.3%), Ocuflox (Ofloxacin ophthalmic), Ciloxan (Ciprofloxacin ophthalmic), Levofloxacin ophthalmic, Besivance (Besifloxacin ophthalmic), or Polytracin

16- Place cucumber slices on eyes to reduce eye irritation and inflammation, cut two thin slices of cucumber, place in ice cold water for about five minutes, close your eyelids and place the cucumber slices on your eyes for 7-15 minutes

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (March 3, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (March 3, 2018). How to cure pink eye at home fast?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 1(2). urn:medcoi:article20166.