Pus in the eyes of a child is an alarming symptom that indicates that your child has contracted conjunctivitis. All parents face this problem at least once in their lives, moreover, out of the total number of cases of eye diseases in babies under one year old, conjunctivitis accounts for about 30% of calls to specialists. This disease can manifest itself at any age, and even in infants, the eyes often become inflamed. For such babies, doctors most often prescribe treatment in the form of drops for conjunctivitis.
For newborns, quite a lot of drugs are suitable, thanks to which the disease can be neutralized at the initial stage in a matter of days. However, parents themselves should in no case choose a medicine for the crumbs. This is due to the fact that the causes of the appearance of pus in the eyes of a child are different. Drops should be prescribed depending on the causative agent of the disease. In the articleseveral different drops from conjunctivitis for newborns and their features are considered.
The main symptoms of conjunctivitis and its features
Children often experience this disease, as they tend to rub their eyes with dirty hands, which provokes inflammation of the mucous membrane. It can be hidden for several days, or it can immediately appear with redness and swelling.
Usually, the course of the disease is accompanied by a high degree of tearing, suppuration, gluing of the eyelids, photophobia, the appearance of yellow dots on the eyelids. In parallel, insomnia, irritability, acute pain or a feeling of "sand in the eyes" occur. An older child can describe to parents what exactly he feels, but with babies, the situation is more complicated. If the disease is hidden, then it is almost impossible to understand what exactly worries the baby. However, parents need to be aware that conjunctivitis is a very dangerous disease for babies that can cause irreparable harm, so the treatment of conjunctivitis in newborns should be taken very seriously.
Most often, in infants, the disease manifests itself already in the first day after birth. This is due to an infection in the birth canal of the mother, which, in the process of passing through them, was transmitted to the baby. Quite common are cases of conjunctivitis in strong children born from absolutely he althy mothers. Such situations are associated with the immune system, which cannot cope with the abundancebacteria and infections that have entered the baby's body.
However, regardless of the symptoms, it is very easy to get rid of conjunctivitis. For newborns, drops are used for any course of the disease; older children can put ointment in their eyes. Frequent cases of the onset of the disease indicate a decrease in the protective functions of the body, so it is necessary to add funds to strengthen the immune system to the usual treatment.
Types of disease: bacterial
What drops of conjunctivitis can newborns? Parents often ask this question. However, the answer to it is only in the competence of the doctor. After all, depending on the type of disease, drops from conjunctivitis are also selected for newborns and older babies.
Most often, parents are faced with a bacterial type of inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eye. Bacteria enter the baby's body due to non-compliance with hygiene rules, which leads to the development of conjunctivitis in a matter of hours. The main symptoms of this type of disease are pus and any other discharge from the eyes, tearing, sticking of the eyelids and pain. In newborn babies, symptoms are usually most pronounced.
Specialists identify several subspecies of bacterial conjunctivitis:
- Chlamydia. Its causative agent is chlamydia bacteria, which causes purulent discharge, redness of the eyes and their swelling.
- Pneumococcal. In this case, the disease is characterized by peeling of the films. Often this process is not even accompanied by purulent discharge and swelling of the eyes.
- Blennoreyny. This view is calledconjunctivitis gonococci. Among ophthalmologists, it is considered the most dangerous for newborns due to the abundance of purulent discharge. In addition, they can cause visual impairment, so you should be very attentive to the baby and his condition when making such a diagnosis.
Bacterial conjunctivitis can also be caused by other bacteria. In such cases, the symptoms of the disease are identical to those already listed.
Treatment of the bacterial form of conjunctivitis
If you are not afraid of the price when choosing a drug for treatment, Vitabact may be the best option for your baby. Parents and doctors recognize it as the safest for newborn babies. Drops are made in France and have a wide antimicrobial spectrum of action.
The main active ingredient of the remedy is picloxidine, which effectively and quickly copes with all the symptoms of the disease and neutralizes its pathogens. Already after the first application, dryness and irritation are removed, and after a full course of treatment, you can forget about conjunctivitis for a long time.
You need to drip the remedy from two to six times a day for no longer than ten days. Usually one drop of Vitabact is recommended in each eye. Judging by the reviews of drops from conjunctivitis for newborns, this drug still has a number of disadvantages. Among them, parents distinguish a short shelf life. After opening, the drug retains its properties for no longer than one month. And the price of Vitabact is extremely high for many - from four hundred rubles per bottle.
The main advantage of the remedy, parents consider it to be well tolerated by infants. They do not act up during treatment, as the drops do not bring discomfort in the form of itching, burning and irritation. Therefore, most often with bacterial conjunctivitis, the doctor prescribes this drug. However, he is far from the only one.
Well and for a long time, all parents know such a tool as "Albucid". Is it possible to drip "Albucid" for children under one year old? This question is quite reasonable, given that the drops give pain, itching and severe irritation as a side effect. Despite these symptoms, the drug is widely used in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis in infants, children and adults.
The drug is an aqueous solution of sulfacytamide. Depending on age, its different concentrations are used. For newborns, a 10% solution is sufficient, which is instilled four to six times a day, one or two drops in each eye. Often infants are prescribed this remedy for the prevention of blennorrhea. In such cases, Albucid is instilled into the baby immediately after birth and then every two hours. Usually, this scheme provides for a dosage of two drops in each eye. An opened bottle can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month, before use, its contents are warmed in the hand.
It's not uncommon for a doctor to prescribe drops for conjunctivitis for children with an antibiotic when they have a bacterial infection. In this group, "Fucitalmik" showed itself well. However, for newly born babies, this remedy is prescribed with great caution. Itis a viscous suspension, which provides a long-term effect after one instillation. The active ingredient of the drug is fusidic acid (this is indicated in the instructions for eye drops for children "Fucitalmic"). Parents leave quite good reviews about the treatment with this remedy. Judging by them, you can find out that the average course of treatment lasts one week. It is enough to drip the drug twice a day. At the same time, positive dynamics is noted already in the first days of using the drops.
Moms call another effective drops for conjunctivitis for newborns - "Tobrex". For older children, you can use it in the form of an ointment, but only drops are prescribed for infants. The active substance of the drug is tobramycin, which is absolutely safe for babies of any age. Usually the course of treatment does not exceed one week, you need to drip the remedy every four hours. Moms find Tobrex very effective and often buy it, despite the price of three hundred rubles.
Description of the viral type of conjunctivitis
In this case, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes is provoked by viral or colds. Conjunctivitis acts as a concomitant disease and brings a lot of problems to babies and their parents. Interestingly, there are no purulent discharges among the symptoms of this disease. Usually the baby experiences itching, burning and tearing. The eyes are often red and swollen. It should be borne in mind that lacrimation is very strong in the presence of any viral infections. Oftensymptoms appear in one eye and do not progress to the other.
Doctors distinguish the following types of viral conjunctivitis:
- Adenoviral. The adenovirus that causes the disease manifests itself on the mucous membrane of the eye with films and an abundance of small bubbles on the inside of the eyelids. Headache, chills and high fever are usually the most worrisome among the main symptoms.
- Diphtheria. It is this type of conjunctivitis that often affects infants and toddlers up to a year. It is provoked by a diphtheria bacillus, and infection occurs by airborne droplets. Inflammation is characterized by symptoms such as fever, spotting, swollen lymph nodes.
- Herpetic. The symptomatology characteristic of all types of conjunctivitis in this case is supplemented by watery vesicles.
Treatment of viral inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes
Among the variety of children's eye drops from conjunctivitis for newborns, when establishing the viral nature of the disease, Ophthalmoferon is most suitable. He tops the list of popular and safe drugs that parents of babies use without fear of harm. This tool belongs to the category of combined drugs that combine antiviral and immunomodulatory components. For children under one year old, "Ophthalmoferon" is dripped up to eight times a day, the course of treatment lasts five days. It must be remembered that as the patient's condition improves, the frequency of instillation should be gradually reduced.
Often, babies are prescribed drops such as Aktipol. They have a very wide spectrum of activity and are therefore often used to treat newborns. In addition to getting rid of the symptoms of conjunctivitis, according to ophthalmologists, drops contribute to the regeneration of corneal tissue, which is very important when it comes to very young patients. On average, the agent is dripped one or two drops up to eight times a day. After neutralizing all the symptoms, it is recommended to use the remedy in a prophylactic mode for another week. Usually in this case, the dosage does not exceed two drops three times a day.
Allergic conjunctivitis
This form is very difficult to diagnose in newborns. Various allergens cause diseases. Their role can be food, dust, plant pollen, or even the material from which clothing is made. When this type of conjunctivitis occurs, drugs are prescribed to eliminate unpleasant symptoms. You can completely get rid of the disease only if there is no contact with the allergen.
The difficulty in diagnosing a disease in infants lies in the inability to identify an irritating substance. Therefore, even if allergic conjunctivitis appears in a crumb, doctors will be able to determine its cause only at an older age. This fact influenced the list of drugs for the treatment of this type of conjunctivitis, almost all of them can be used by children from two years of age and older.
Folk remedies
Each mother decides for herself whether to trust the meanstraditional medicine in the treatment of conjunctivitis. Therefore, we will not promote these recipes, but we will talk about some of them, well known to our grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
Most often in the treatment of conjunctivitis, a decoction of chamomile is used. This plant has anti-inflammatory and disinfectant effects, and therefore successfully relieves the symptoms of conjunctivitis. For newborns, you need to take three teaspoons of raw materials in half a glass of water. After the remedy is infused, they need to wash the inflamed eyes.
If your baby has conjunctivitis, accompanied by purulent discharge, then try using an infusion of marshmallow. For its preparation, the roots and flowers of a medicinal plant are used. Do not forget that before using the infusion must be filtered. The eyes of the baby are washed with this remedy as pus appears.
Features of treatment
Despite what type of treatment you will be prescribed, there are a number of rules that must be followed if you want to rid your baby of conjunctivitis.
Remember that any treatment regimen involves frequent treatment of the mucous membranes of the child's eyes.
Any remedy from the refrigerator must be warmed to body temperature before instillation. When it comes to manipulating babies, it is best to use special pipettes with a rounded nose. This will protect you from accidental injury to your child's eyes.
If the inflammatory process is on one eye,both need to be treated at the same time. Otherwise, the infection will spread to the other eye, and you will have to use the drugs again according to the already known scheme.
For washing, you need to take disposable cotton pads. A different eye is used for each eye, and the movement should start at the outer corner and end at the inner.
All manipulations are carried out only with clean hands. For instillation, you need to gently pull back the lower eyelid and apply the drug to the mucous membrane.
Disease prevention
It is known that children are much more difficult to tolerate conjunctivitis, unlike adults. Parents need to be very careful and do everything so that the child does not know about the existence of such a disease.
If there is a baby in your house, then do not forget about cleanliness. Every day you need to wipe the dust and carry out wet cleaning to avoid infection of the mucous membrane of the eyes. Be sure to harden the baby and strengthen his immunity. It is also important to limit contact with people with colds and viral diseases.
Expectant mothers must be cured of infectious diseases even before conception. In no case should you approach childbirth with a number of infections that can be transmitted to the baby.
In the future, take care of hand hygiene for every member of the family. This will save the baby from unnecessary he alth problems.
Conclusion
Conjunctivitis is one of the most common diseases in children. But despite this, it can be very dangerous and cause serious harm.the he alth of a newborn baby, so take his treatment seriously and at the first suspicion of conjunctivitis, consult a doctor. In this case, you have every chance to cure the disease quickly and without negative consequences.
