What to do if your baby's eyes are red

Parents with children at home must have noticed that their babies sometimes have red eyes. Some parents may think that this is normal and not a big problem. Indeed, sometimes the baby's eyes become red due to getting too hot, which is not a big problem. However, if it is caused by other reasons, or even induces other diseases, we need to pay special attention. Next, let’s take a closer look at the different situations in which a baby’s eyes turn red.

If the baby has been like this since birth, it is usually dacryocystitis. If the symptoms are mild, you only need to put eye drops and massage the inner corner of the eye. If the symptoms are severe, you need to go to the hospital to open the tear duct. If the condition has only occurred recently, you can try to flip down your child's lower eyelid. You may see that the conjunctiva is red and congested, which may be conjunctivitis. You can go to the pharmacy and buy a bottle of anti-inflammatory eye drops specially for children and use it according to the instructions.

If your child suddenly has a lot of eye mucus, accompanied by itchy and red eyes, you should go to the hospital for a check-up to see if he has "pink eye disease". In addition to using chloramphenicol eye drops and erythromycin ointment for local use, you should also emphasize personal hygiene and remind your child not to rub his eyes with dirty hands, and not to share washbasins, towels and other bathing items with others to prevent cross infection. Pay attention to daily care, wipe off the eye mucus with clean cotton gauze dipped in salt water, and then put in eye drops.

. Of course, the possibility of getting a sore throat cannot be ruled out. You should often feed your baby boiled water or honeysuckle water. If the baby is breastfeeding, the mother should be careful to avoid spicy and greasy food. There is another situation where the inverted eyelashes stimulate the flow of tears. As the baby grows older, the face becomes longer, and the nasal bone develops, most of the inverted eyelashes can be restored to their normal position.

You can use chloramphenicol eye drops, but the side effects are large, so choose carefully and have regular checkups. If the condition continues to worsen, see a doctor early and take a rest. Avoid spicy food and correct the bad habit of rubbing your eyes with dirty hands. If there is dandruff on the eyelid margin, wash it off gently with warm saline to see if the baby is getting angry.

In some cases, the baby's red eyes are due to excessive heat. Let the baby drink more water, or drink some Qinghuobao or honeysuckle dew, or some apple water.

If you are still worried, it is best to go to a regular eye doctor for a checkup.

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has already known that the redness of the baby's eyes is not only caused by getting angry, but may also be caused by other reasons. This requires us to pay more attention to the baby in life and diagnose and treat any illness as soon as possible. At the same time, we should also pay attention to hygiene in life, so as to effectively reduce the occurrence of diseases and protect the healthy growth of our baby.