What to do if your baby has eye inflammation

Every child is the continuation of his or her parents' lives. For parents, children are the best gift God has given them. Every parent is very concerned about their child's health. However, because the children are too young, they may suffer from some diseases, and baby eye inflammation is one of them. So what should you do if your baby’s eyes are inflamed? This is what everyone wants to know. Here is a brief introduction for you.

What to do if baby has eye inflammation?

Experts say that baby's eye inflammation will also show the same symptoms as adult's eye inflammation, such as red, swollen and bleeding eyes, constant tearing, etc. Sometimes the baby's eyes cannot be opened due to excessive eye mucus. For adults, some basic care can be taken, but for young children, this situation is actually very dangerous.

The pathogens that cause neonatal conjunctivitis are mostly bacteria rather than viruses. The most common pathogens causing neonatal conjunctivitis are chlamydia and cocci. When these infections occur, parents should first consider taking their children to the hospital for treatment. Remember not to handle it on your own. Some basic methods for treating eye inflammation also require communication with a doctor before they can be implemented.

Since babies have little care ability, basically all telephone care matters are done by adults. Adults should first pay attention to some basic hygiene of the baby's eyes and pay attention to disinfection. You can use a sterilized gauze or cotton swab dipped in warm boiled water or sterile saline (preferably without dripping water) to gently clean the area around the eyes.

The above is an introduction on what to do when your baby’s eyes are inflamed. Now parents and friends know it! For children’s eye inflammation, if you can’t handle it well yourself, you must seek medical attention in time and let the doctor help you. The doctor is professional and the child will recover quickly. Therefore, we must remind everyone that sometimes you cannot handle the situation well and should seek medical attention promptly.