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There are, generally speaking, three forms of conjuntivitis (inflammation of the covering that covers the back of the eyelid):
1. irritation caused by allergic reaction or external irradiant from the environent, 2. bacterial, 3. viral.
Usually when irritated the conjuncyiva becomes bloodsot and a liquid DISCHARGE appears. If cause is bacterial, the discharge may be thick, white and creamy. If cause is viral the discharge is usually clear.
Treatment depends on the cause, and some forms are highly contagious. Your daughter's problem sounds like an allergic reaction as there is no pain, and no discharge. If there is a discharge you need to go to a doctor and he/she will test the
discharge in a lab to see what form it is. Non-viral and most bacterial forms can be simply treated by placing 20 drops of goldenseal tincture in a cup of warm green tea. Allow to
cool and then pour tea into an eye cup and place over open eye.
Bathe eye moving it back and forth and up and down for 5 minutes. Three times daily. If problem is more serious you can use an albi plaster and place over eye at night and sleep with it on. Do you know the recipe for an albi plaster? If not I will give it to you.
I hope this helps
In peace, Roy
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