If a child's eyes fester, what should I do? If this happens, many mothers can easily diagnose conjunctivitis. This disease means inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eye (conjunctiva), hence its name.
Conjunctivitis is usually caused by various viruses (influenza, herpes, adenoviruses, measles virus) and bacteria (streptococci, staphylococci, pneumococci, meningococci). The disease can also be caused by allergies (eg, dust, pollen).
Typical signs of conjunctivitis
You can determine the disease in a child quite independently, guided by the following symptoms:
- child has photophobia;
- in the morning there are yellow crusts on the eyelids;
- the baby's eyes are very festering, and when the eyelid is pulled back, redness and swelling are clearly visible.
New parents need to know that newborns do not have tears, and if a month-old baby has a festering eye, a tear flows, then the baby most likely has conjunctivitis, and urgent action needs to be taken.
Childrenolder people may complain of a painful feeling in the eye area, itching, burning, or a feeling as if something is in the eye. Because of all these sensations, vision may decrease, and the child will say that the eyes are cloudy.
This disease is very dangerous for babies under seven years old. Every child in this age group likes to play with other children, so they can infect their he althy peers. If the eye of a child is festering, what should parents do in this case? You need to seek qualified help from an ophthalmologist as soon as possible.
Also, if the child has a pronounced redness of the eyeball, this may be caused by an attack of glaucoma or simply getting an eyelash in the eye.
A child's eye fester: what to do if there is no doctor
Of course, it is best to immediately consult a doctor, but if for some reason this is not possible, you must definitely provide the child with qualified assistance. It is as follows:
- Every two hours, the child needs to wash his eyes with a cotton pad soaked in a decoction of medicinal chamomile or furacilin. If these funds are not available, strong brewing of black tea (but not packaged) helps a lot. It is necessary to wash the eyes so that the crusts of pus are easily removed from the eyelids. No need to tear them off, just apply damp cotton wool to the eyes, slightly pressing and removing the crusts. This must be done for the first two days and, recall, every two hours.
- The next five days you need to do the same, only three times a day.
- In addition to washing, it is necessary to instill disinfectants into the eyes once every four hours. For these purposes, you can use a 10% (for infants) or 20% (for children from 1 year old) albucid solution.
A child's eye is festering: what to do if the above methods do not help, and the inflammation of the eye has not gone away? This means that the disease is caused by more serious factors, and therefore it is necessary to take drastic measures. In this case, the child's eyes are treated with such drugs: Vitabact, Fucitalmic, Kolbiocin, Tobrex, Tetracycline.
Important to know
If an inflammation of the conjunctiva is detected in a child, a blindfold should not be applied. This will only aggravate the situation, as it will create a favorable environment for the development of bacteria under the bandage.
