Current Updated Review on Prevention and Management of Conjunctivitis: A Comparative Study of Herbal and Pharmaceutical Management

Conjunctivitis is characterized by inflammation and swelling of the conjunctival tissue, accompanied by engorgement of the blood vessels, ocular discharge, and pain. There are numerous medicinal plants available in the world to prevent or cure diseases. An ophthalmic problem affects most of the population. Some of these can be treated with antibiotics and steroids but the prolonged use of these drugs has side effects. Many traditional herbal eye drops prepared from many medicinal plants combination, could cure ophthalmic disorders. This review briefly explains the comparative study of herbal drugs and pharmaceutical drugs used in treatment of conjunctivitis. At the present time the pharmaceutical treatment is most popular in market. The reason for its popularity is that in the present world of today the life has become so fast and tedious that only the pharmaceutical treatment suits to the public. The reason being prompt in action highly available easy to take continuous development.