Itchy Eyes

It's possible to get itchy eyes with a viral infection, but most commonly itchy eyes are caused by allergy - seasonal or all through the year.

Treatment for allergic conjunctivitis can take on a number of forms:

• If possible, try to identify the allergen, and minimise contact with it.
• Cold compresses can help with symptomatic relief.
• Anti-histamine eye-drops are useful for occasional allergic eye.
• Combination anti-histamine/ mast cell stabilisers work best in situations where an allergic season is well defined.
• More severe cases may require corticosteroid eyedrops to bring the inflammation under control.