Patient's question:
The baby is almost two months old. One of its eyes has had eye discharge since it was a few days old. There are tears when it cries, and when it wakes up after sleeping, the entire eye is filled with yellow eye discharge. What should I do? Should I take it to the hospital?Doctor's answer:
Excessive eye discharge is most likely due to a stomachache. However, it could also be caused by inflammatory conditions such as conjunctivitis or corneal ulcers. It is recommended that you take your child to an ophthalmology hospital for a check-up and diagnosis to receive prompt treatment. Some inflammatory conditions can be quite serious, and if they are not taken seriously and treated promptly, they may lead to severe consequences. If the child has been like this for a long time, it may be possible that the eyes are inflamed or that the stomachache is the cause.