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3 Σεπ 2020 · Red eye in kids and babies should be taken seriously and treated appropriately. Over-the-counter eye drops are often sufficient, but some may require medical attention.
How is conjunctivitis treated in a child? Treatment will depend on your child’s symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on the cause of the condition, for example: Bacterial infection. This may be treated with antibiotic eye drops. Viral infection. Viral conjunctivitis usually doesn’t need treatment.
Find a pharmacy. See a GP if: you have a red eye for more than a few days. your child is under 2 years old and has a red eye. If your GP cannot find what's causing your red eye, they may refer you to an eye specialist (ophthalmologist) for tests. Ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111 if:
How to treat conjunctivitis yourself. There are things you can do to help ease the symptoms of conjunctivitis. Wash your eyelids with clean water. Boil the water and let it cool down, then gently wipe your eyelashes with a clean cotton wool pad to clean off crusts (1 piece for each eye).
Sometimes conjunctivitis is called ‘pink eye’, because the eye looks pink or red. Treatment is dependent on the type of conjunctivitis affecting your child. Conjunctivitis can be an infectious or allergic condition.
9 Φεβ 2011 · When a child presents with red eye, you must be able to identify potentially serious ocular conditions that will require immediate referral to an ophthalmologist. Onset of redness – was the development gradual or sudden? What are associated symptoms? Ask about itchiness, lymphadenopathy, crusting, and lash matting. Is there any discharge?
Acute red eye in children: A practical approach. Aust J Gen Pract 2020;49(12):815–22 doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-20-5240. Available at https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2020/december/acute-red-eye-in-children. See Acute eye injury; Requires urgent, copious irrigation, after local anaesthetic.
