Point eye what doesn\'t work?

Q: my baby is 1 year 4 months, two days before his eyes suddenly out of the many eye discharge, taking him to hospital, the doctor told me that is conjunctivitis, opened an eye drops. Give baby 2 days in a row, eye discharge is much more than before! What is this about? Is used in medicine is not it?

Shanghai Xiao Yao

A: conjunctivitis is a common eye disease, a microbial infection and non-microbial two categories, based on clinical findings the eye doctor determine the type and select the appropriate drugs. If the doctor diagnosis of conjunctivitis caused by microbial infection, it will be open antibiotic eye drops and ointment. When the usual care, be sure to use clean cotton or soft wet towel wipe the eye discharge. These secretions are human \"border guards\" and \"intruder\" resulting from the fighting. Popular terms, not get rid of the Qing in time, is to the eye \"in the pus in the\" very dangerous. If the secretions of many doctors in patients with normal saline flush, if not more, parents at home to clear it. Remember, do not use gauze or tissue covering the eye, local temperature rise more conducive to pathogenic micro-organisms reproduce. In addition to the clear eye secretions, point eye drops. There are many kinds of antibiotic eye drops, supporting hundreds of commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic eye drops in children, coke required in the form (l-ofloxacin), rifampicin and other eye drops, light, 3~4 times a day, severe cases drop once every hour or 2 hours. When you go to sleep at night, can be painted with eye ointment, such as supporting hundreds of eye ointment, such as erythromycin eye ointment.

Medication effect is not obvious, generally have the following reasons:

Is medicine the right way, there is no point or coating into the eye, of course, does not function. Let the children look up to avoid pupil some medicine.

Two is too few number of drugs, if only 1~2 times a day, medicine will soon go, not to the anti-inflammatory effects. Eye cream longer than eye drops in the eye of time.

Third, parents drug their own choice, targeted is not strong. Conjunctivitis has many kinds of different treatment and medication, should be checked by a medical practitioner and set number of medication.

Generally, and within the diseases is not 1-2 day after better, and should replace medicine or change the number visits, the doctor will tell you. 4-5 day no better if medication only to replace the drugs. Within 1-2 days or even hours if the secretions in the sharp increase, eyes more congestive, corneal \"black eyed\" section is not clear, there is even a fever, you want to immediately go to the emergency, cannot be delayed.

To prevention of conjunctivitis caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Towels, washbasin children should be dedicated, regular washing and ironing. Looking after the children returned from outside to change clothes before wash, especially after contact with coins and other objects, even have to wash your hands carefully. When taking the children out to play don\'t let him touch the doorknob in public places.

(Answer expert: Ren Huaming)

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