Hello Doctor, this is Rachi mother of 10 month old baby girl. She is suffering from redness in her left eye since a week. We consulted her child specialist he adviced to give Ceplox eye drop to her every hour each within a day. still she is not ok. Can you please give your valuable opinion?
Hi, welcome to this forum. Can understand your concern.- Redness in eye in a 10-month-old child is most probably due to conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis can be viral, bacterial, allergic in type.- In viral conjunctivitis, there is bilateral conjunctival injection and there is clear discharge from the eyes. There can be symptoms of fever and cold.- In bacterial conjunctivitis there is purulent discharge from the eye, it can be unilateral or bilateral and fever can be present.- In case of allergic conjunctivitis, there is history of exposure to dust, or an allergen in environment. There is sneezing, itchy nose and throat. The treatment basically depends on the examination of eye by a doctor. Without examination correct treatment is very difficult to advise. In my opinion, you should get the child re-examined by an ophthalmologist so that proper diagnosis can be made, and proper treatment can be started. I hope this will help you. Wishing your child good health. Take care.