Doctors in India warn that conjunctivitis can spread even when sunglasses are worn

India is experiencing a sharp increase in conjunctivitis cases.Maharashtra has reportedly reported over 39,400 instances of eye flu, and the state authorities have warned the districts to step up surveillance. Doctors in Delhi have urged people to exercise extreme caution, particularly in crowded areas. Doctors say that the young population is particularly impacted by the conjunctivitis instances that are on the rise in the nation's capital. 

Conjunctivitis infection is not prevented by wearing dark glasses. The most crucial thing to remember is that conjunctivitis spreads by touching our eyes after shaking hands with someone who has it and has touched their contaminated eyes, according to Dr. Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hospital Fortis Associate. Fomites are items or substances that have a high probability of spreading disease, such as clothing, cell phones, laptops, and furniture. The key is to avoid sharing items like laptops, computers, mice, tables, and phones with others, and if one does touch one of these items, they should be sanitised as well as their workspace. It makes sense to wash your hands after touching anything, especially in public locations, he said. 

Additionally, he advised against using hand sanitizer and later touching the eyes. One word of warning, though: rubbing your eyes with sanitizer-covered hands may result in a chemical conjunctivitis. As a result, hand washing becomes the mainstay of prevention, the doctor advised. In fact, wearing glasses can sometimes be counterproductive if the glasses worn by infected patients are carelessly left behind. According to the doctor, glasses may make one feel less sensitive if there is photosensitivity and they may also not make one look scary when one has conjunctivitis

To avoid acting as a fomite, we should avoid touching any glasses that have been used or touched by an infected individual. If an infected individual takes off their dark glasses, the surface they store them on may become contaminated, which might then spread the infection to anyone who touches it, acting as a fomite, he noted.                                                                                                                     #eye flu semtoms#eye flu semtoms#eye flu semtoms#eye flu semtoms #eye flou semtoms #.                                                                             Writer. Priti kumari