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Suggest Treatment For Redness In Eyes In Infant
My son 9 months old had a red eye a couple of days ago and yesterday his other eye got red as well.At night he had high fever . After a dose of calpol he did not have fever any more for 12 hours now . His eyes are only red and a bit swollen and it looks like theres is a broken vessel in it . He is touching he eyes like they are itching him but not constanly . For the moment we put eyedrops (oculosan). until when do you think i should wait if they clear up to go to the doctor? Thanking you in advance Charlotte
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that your son is having fever and red eye.
This can be because of inflammation of the conjunctiva in the form of conjunctivitis and requires use of antibiotic eye drops.
Oculosan is a decongestant eye drop and it helps only to reduce the redness without treating the underlying cause.
Hence you may require to use antibiotic eye drops like moxifloxacin eye drops.
Thank you
It seems from the history that your son is having fever and red eye.
This can be because of inflammation of the conjunctiva in the form of conjunctivitis and requires use of antibiotic eye drops.
Oculosan is a decongestant eye drop and it helps only to reduce the redness without treating the underlying cause.
Hence you may require to use antibiotic eye drops like moxifloxacin eye drops.
Thank you
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