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Ardor, picazón y secreción del ojo - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Ojos que presentan ardor y prurito; Ardor en los ojos

Definición:

Es el ardor, la picazón o la secreción de los ojos de cualquier sustancia distinta a las lágrimas.

Consideraciones:

Algunas veces, el ardor y la picazón en los ojos se deben a los contaminantes ambientales. Si el humo indirecto del tabaco es molesto, manifiéstelo. Si una planta industrial en el área está contaminando, póngase en contacto con la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) en los Estados Unidos para buscar soluciones.

Causas:

Alergias, incluyendo alergias estacionales o fiebre de heno
Infecciones bacterianas
Irritantes químicos (como el cloro en una piscina o el maquillaje)
Conjuntivitis o conjuntivitis aguda
Resequedad en los ojos
Irritantes en el aire (humo de cigarrillo o smog)

Anatomía interna y externa del ojo

Reviewed last on: 10/31/2009
Linda L. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Rubenstein JB, Virasch V. Conjunctivitis: infectious and noninfectious. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 4.6.

Rubenstein JB, Virasch V. Allergic conjunctivitis. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 4.7.

Wright JL, Wightman JM. Red and painful eye. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 32.

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