The first thing you should do is avoid the allergen. At home you should apply cool compresses to your eyes several times a day.
If your conjunctivitis is from a bacteria or a virus, then you may need to apply a warm compress. If only one eye is affected, try not to use the same cloth or touch the unaffected eye. Conjunctivitis can easily spread to the other eye.
There are many over the counter eye drops that can help relieve the eye redness and irritation. Some of these drops contain anti histamines that can help reduce the tearing and the scratchy feeling in the eye.
If you wear contact lenses, you must stop wearing them until the eye symptoms have disappeared. In most cases, you may need to throw away your disposable contact lenses as well as the cleaning solutions and Vial. If your contact lenses are not disposable, they should be cleaned with a special solution before re-use
There are a number of anti allergy eye drops available for allergic conjunctivitis. The most common medications used to treat allergic conjunctivitis are the anti histamines.
In addition, most people with recurrent allergic conjunctivitis also require decongestants, steroids and some type of non anti inflammatory drugs. However the best way to treat your allergic conjunctivitis is to prevent it in the first place. This means avoiding whatever is causing your allergy.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for this very annoying problem. The majority of drugs either do not work or have terrible side effects. You may want to try Intal or Zafirlukast, which are prescription medications used to prevent allergic attacks.
