Health - Dr Middleton

Health

Harrys healthy eyes

Dr Paul Middleton

Harry took his body a bit for granted – it all very infectious. This was good, but adding seemed to work ok and it felt like it would insult to injury she then found out the advice always do that: he hadn’t even thought that his had changed and he could go anyway. Sandy eyes could go bad. eyes and school – life was not fair!

It started in his left eye first – just like a bit Later he found out that he was to be treated of grit in it at bedtime but, he fell asleep quickly like an alien too. He had to have his own towel and forgot about it. The next day both his eyes separate from everyone else, his own flannel, felt a bit gritty, but not bad and he just went he had to wash his hands all the time and, to school as normal. “What’s wrong with your worst of all, he got told off for rubbing his eye?”, said one of his friends, “It’s gone a bit gritty eyes. Even his pillow had to be specially red.” Harry looked in a mirror and he could washed. see some red lines on the white of his eye He looked up conjunctivitis on the net. but not much. Even his Mum and Dad didn’t It was pronounced kun-junk-ti-vitus! The seem to notice that night. conjunctivae were the front Then he woke up – and coverings of his eyes and it couldn’t open his left eye at How should I keep came from a Roman word all! It was stuck! This runny yellow stuff was all over his my eyes healthy? meaning coming together – it should have been sticking eyelids and seemed to have Apparently eating together he thought. glued his eyelids together. That was scary – he ran into various vegetables Mum was right. It only lasted a few days although his Mum in a bit of a panic helped along with he read that some people “I’ve got glue in my eye,” he said anxiously, “it won’t “oily fish”. I thought need a special ointment or drops to get rid of it. That was open at all!” His mother all fish were oily if it was particularly bad with sat up in bed, took a look, and then said, “Follow me.” he mused but lots of pus! Or that it went on for two weeks or more. She boiled the kettle which apparently not. This all made Harry think: Harry found a bit unsettling How should I keep my eyes – where was this boiling healthy? Apparently eating water going he thought. Harry was pleased various vegetables helped along with “oily to see she let it cool and then, with a bit of fish”. I thought all fish were oily he mused cotton wool, she bathed his eye and wow, it but apparently not. He didn’t intend to smoke, opened. That was a relief but now he found which was bad for your eyes and it also said out his eyes felt like they were both full of grit he should have eye checks which he did – and like mad. “It’s not grit,” said Mum. “You have they were actually quite fun with goggles that conjunctivitis – your sister had it when she make him look like a racing driver. Perhaps the was smaller. It will go in time but warm water one thing he might change is how long he spent and cold compresses will make it feel better. looking at screens - apparently taking a break Don’t worry, it’ll be all right.” every 20 minutes was a good idea – looking at

Well, that was fine for her to say – she didn’t something 20 feet away for 20 seconds didn’t have half of Borth beach in her eyes! There was seem too much to ask. Harry was going to see only one saving grace – Mum said his sister (spot the joke he thought) that his eyes were had to stay off school for a few days as it was going to last a lifetime.