Red eyes, cilia, stuck together in the morning due to discharge, may be purulent, may indicate that the child has conjunctivitis. How to treat this disease? Are the drops and products that adults use for themselves in this case suitable?
It is not worth dripping into the baby’s eyes the “usual” remedies. Even adults should prescribe medication for this disease. Conjunctivitis can be of a viral nature, bacterial, manifest as an allergic reaction. The signs of conjunctivitis in children in each case will be the same, the temperature may even rise, but treatment will require different types of drugs.
The only way to help the child before going to the doctor is to rinse the eyes in the morning with tincture of chamomile, which tends to relieve inflammation in order to break the cilia.
Viral conjunctivitis often proceeds against the background of catarrhal phenomena, and when it occurs, the symptoms affect first one eye, then the other. The treatment is usually complex.
The therapist prescribes antiviral drugs, sensitizing agents, and the ophthalmologist prescribes antiviral drops.
Babies usually bring a bacterial infection into their eyes when they climb into it with dirty hands. During an ailment, both eyes suffer simultaneously, and profuse purulent discharge is characteristic. Drops of antibacterial action, ointments, antihistamines are prescribed.
Both types of disease are contagious, so you should not lead a sick child to a kindergarten or nursery.
The doctor not only determines what type of conjunctivitis a child has, what to treat, but also prescribes a dosage depending on weight and age. Infants can also suffer from this disease, having become infected while passing through the birth canal, and they need special purposes.
Allergy also affects the onset of the disease. After determining the allergen, the question of how to cure conjunctivitis in a child disappears. Antihistamines are prescribed and the mandatory exclusion of an allergen, which may be food, pollen, or even coating toys.
Sometimes the disease occurs when the tear duct is blocked. This reduces the protective barrier, allows pathogenic viruses and bacteria to easily enter the mucous membrane of the organ of vision. If conjunctivitis in a child has such a form, how to treat it and is it possible to do it at home?
Sometimes the doctor prescribes warm baths to cleanse the lacrimal tubule, but this does not help in all cases. Then you have to apply outpatient surgery.
During the treatment of the disease, hygiene must be carefully observed.
- When instilling eyes, sterilize the pipette every time, if it is separated from the vial, wash hands thoroughly before and after the procedure.
- Change pillowcase daily.
- To remove eye discharge, use disposable wipes.
If conjunctivitis recurred in a child, than to treat relapse, an ophthalmologist should prescribe. The infection cannot be allowed to become chronic and cause complications that can affect vision.