Why does my baby’s eyes become red, swollen and tearful?

Babies often have redness, swelling and tears in their eyes. Many parents are not clear about the reasons, which leads to the baby not receiving timely treatment. At the same time, it is best for you parents to focus on prevention, so that the effect will be better and the baby's pain will be reduced. At the same time, everyone should first understand the specific reasons why the baby's eyes become red, swollen and tearful, so that the root cause can be cured.

When a baby sheds tears it means that tears flow out frequently and continuously. It is a common eye symptom in infants and young children. Under normal circumstances, the baby will shed tears when his emotions fluctuate or his eyes are stimulated by smoke, dust, wind and sand. This kind of tears is healthy.

Abnormal tearing has the following symptoms: 1. Excessive tear secretion, the excretion system is unable to discharge the tears in time and the tears flow out of the eyelids, which is called tearing. 2. The tear outflow channel is blocked, and tears cannot flow into the nasal cavity, but overflow from the eyelids. This is called "epileptic tearing" and is aggravated by wind. 3. Tears caused by eye diseases, such as eyelid lesions, corneal lesions, and trichiasis. 4. Diseases such as nasal inflammation and colds can also cause tearing symptoms.

Parents should carefully identify the causes of tears. Once they find that their baby is suffering from pathological tears, they should take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid missing the best time for treatment. It is recommended to take your baby to the hospital and ask the doctor to prescribe some eye drops for your baby. He will get better soon.

Usually, don’t let your baby’s eyes always look at strong light. When taking your baby out, make sure he or she wears a sun hat, and cover his or her eyes when turning on and off the lights. If the baby is less than three months old, there is no need to worry. Because the baby's tear glands may not have developed well at this time, so don't worry at this time. Generally, the baby will be fine after three months.

In normal times, everyone must pay attention to protecting the baby's eyes, because the baby's eyes are very fragile and sensitive, so special attention must be paid to maintenance. At the same time, the baby must develop a good habit of not touching the eyes casually, otherwise the bacteria on the hands may infect the baby's ears and eyes.