How to prevent redness and swelling of baby's lower eyelid

It is said that children are the flesh and blood of their parents. They cannot be beaten or scolded. Of course, no one wants their children to get sick. As parents, we can notice any changes when we watch our children every day. I wonder if some parents have noticed that their children have redness and swelling of the lower eyelids. Some parents take their children to see a doctor in time after discovering it. Of course, under normal circumstances, there will not be any big problems. So here we will introduce to you the causes and solutions of redness and swelling of children's lower eyelids.

Q: How far can a newborn baby see? Will a one-month-old baby look at people?

Answer: When the baby is just born, he will react to light, but his eyes are not fully developed, the visual structure and optic nerve are not yet mature, and the vision is only 1/30 of that of an adult. A one-month-old baby's vision is only the perception of light or the feeling of objects moving in front of his eyes, but he cannot see the objects clearly. Generally, babies will start to pay attention to people three months after birth and can follow objects in front of them, but their field of vision is only about 45 degrees, and they can only follow people or objects in the horizontal direction and 18-38 cm in front of them.

Q: Many people like to hang some toys at the head of their baby’s bed. Does this have any impact on the baby’s early vision development?

Answer: Indeed, many mothers like to tie a rope in the middle of their baby’s crib rails and hang some cute little toys on it. Because most babies are farsighted, if the toy is placed very close, they have to adjust their eyes hard to see it. Over time, the baby's eyes will rotate toward the center for a long time, and it may develop into esotropia. The correct way is to hang toys around the fence and change the position and direction of the toys frequently.

In addition, when using toys to amuse your baby, do not place the toys too close to the eyes, otherwise it will affect the baby's vision development.

Question: Some mothers like to cover their baby’s eyes with gauze, towels, etc. when the baby is sleeping or when they take the baby out. Is this good?

Answer: Infancy is the most sensitive period of visual development. If one eye is covered for a few days, it is possible to cause permanent vision abnormalities in the covered eye, which is what doctors call "form deprivation amblyopia." Therefore, be sure not to cover your baby's eyes with objects at will. When taking your baby out, if the sunlight is too strong, you can temporarily cover it with a gauze scarf to avoid strong light irritating the baby's eyes.

Q: In daily life, how can we prevent babies from suffering eye injuries?

A: This requires extra caution from the whole family. For babies under 1 year old, parents should not give them any toys with sharp corners. When babies are about one year old, they can walk and run, so you should be more careful to prevent eye injuries at this time. Never give your baby sharp objects such as knives, scissors, needles, awls, bows and arrows, pencils, chopsticks, etc., to avoid the baby falling down due to unstable walking and getting injured in the eye by sharp objects.

In addition, do not let your baby set off firecrackers by themselves during holidays, because they cannot master the technique. The huge external force when firecrackers explode and the violent impact on the eyeball can cause a series of eye injuries, such as rupture and burns of the eyelid skin and conjunctiva, multiple foreign bodies in the cornea and conjunctiva, corneal lacerations, anterior chamber and intraocular hemorrhage, fundus damage and glaucoma. In severe cases, complete blindness can occur. There are indeed many lessons to be learned.

That’s all I have introduced above. I hope it will be helpful to you. If you find that your child is behaving abnormally, the first thing you should do is to see if it is caused by external stimuli. Some children often scratch their faces unconsciously, so parents should always observe their babies' every move when taking care of them to prevent them from hurting themselves. At the same time, parents should not be so anxious that they don’t know what to do. When facing problems with their children, they should respond calmly.