{"id":9892,"date":"2026-05-30T17:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/?p=9892"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:45:19","slug":"allergic-conjunctivitis-symptoms-causes-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/eye-diseases\/allergic-conjunctivitis-symptoms-causes-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergisk konjunktivit: symtom, orsaker och behandling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Allergic conjunctivitis: why we are seeing many more cases this year<\/h2>\n<p>This spring, we are seeing a significant increase in patients with ocular allergy symptoms. Weather conditions have led to higher concentrations of pollen and airborne allergens.<\/p>\n<p>The eye is one of the most exposed surfaces of the human body and reacts quickly to these particles.<\/p>\n<h2>What is allergic conjunctivitis?<\/h2>\n<p>It occurs when the immune system reacts excessively to substances such as pollen, dust mites, or dust.<\/p>\n<h2>Most common symptoms<\/h2>\n<h3>Intense eye itching<\/h3>\n<h3>Red eyes<\/h3>\n<h3>Tearing<\/h3>\n<h3>Foreign body sensation<\/h3>\n<h3>Eyelid swelling<\/h3>\n<h3>Light sensitivity<\/h3>\n<h3>Watery or mucous discharge<\/h3>\n<p>Itching is usually the predominant symptom and a strong indicator of allergic origin.<\/p>\n<h2>Why rubbing the eyes is not advisable<\/h2>\n<p>Rubbing increases inflammation and can damage the ocular surface.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid pollen exposure<\/li>\n<li>Wear sunglasses outdoors<\/li>\n<li>Cold artificial tears<\/li>\n<li>Topical antihistamines<\/li>\n<li>Mast cell stabilizing drops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>My personal recommendation<\/h2>\n<p>Artificial tears act as a protective barrier, helping to eliminate allergens from the ocular surface.<\/p>\n<section class=\"post-eaat medico\" aria-label=\"Medical review\">\n<h2>Medical review<\/h2>\n<p>Reviewed by <strong>Dr. Antonio Soler Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, Medical Director at SolEyes Fuengirola.<br \/>\n<strong>Medical license number:<\/strong> 292907906.<br \/>\n<strong>Last updated:<\/strong> 2026-05-30.<\/p>\n<h3>Important notice<\/h3>\n<p>This content is for informational purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allergic conjunctivitis: why we are seeing many more cases this year This spring, we are seeing a significant increase in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eye-diseases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9893,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9892\/revisions\/9893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}