Suggested remedies with symptoms

• Pulsatilla

  Main remedy Thick, yellow-green discharge Eyes may glue shut during sleep Weepiness Irritable Changing moods Thirstless Feels better in open air If due to allergic inflammation: much itching Worse: in children catching a cold heat/warm rooms measles Better: cold applications open air

• Argentum Nitricum

  Eyes red and swollen especially inner corner Copious, thick, pus-like discharge from eyes Splinter-like pain in eyes Worse: heat warm room Better: cold open air

• Arsenicum Album

  Burning discharge from eyes clear causes redness around eye margins Sensitive to light Swelling around eyes Chilly Anxious Restless Thirsty for sips Worse: after midnight

• Belladonna

  Sudden onset Pain, redness, throbbing, heat, swelling burn feel very dry Clear discharge Bloodshot eyes Eyes sensitive to light Pupils dilated/eyes look glistening Face flushed Very little discharge

• Sulphur

  Redness around eyes. lids, rims of eyes Burning pain Yellowish discharge from eyes Eyes stick together during sleep Itching/scaling of eyelids and lashes Sensation of sand under lids Thirsty for cold drinks Worse: heat washing eyes

• Euphrasia

  Conjunctivitis due to allergies Lid margins are sore, red, burning, swollen Little or no discharge; or tears that burn the face; turning into thick, mucusy discharge later Much blinking Much tearing Sand sensation in eyes May also have nasal discharge Better: darkness rubbing

• Aconitum Napellus

  Rapidly develops after exposure to cold or wind Red and painful Feels like foreign body in eye

• Apis Mellifica

  Stinging/burning Swelling of lid or conjunctiva (inner pink surface) Often times, from allergies Puffiness above or below eye Worse: heat/hot applications Better: cold applications open air

• Graphites

  Dryness, cracking, scaling especially inner eye Thick, bland discharge causes eyelids to stick together Pain opening lids causes sneezing Red, irritated lid margins

• Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum

  Yellowing, offensive discharge Splinter-like pains in eyes Hyper-sensitive to light Worse: cold air open air touch Better: warmth

• Mercurius

  Yellow-green or bloody pus from eyes may irritate the skin Eruptions on lid margins or around eyes Pain and irritation Whole lid is red, swollen Usually after several days of symptoms Worse: night heat getting warm in bed

• Silica

  Swelling, discharge and redness near inner eye Blocked tear ducts in infants Thick yellow pus Tears feel hot