Patient's question:
A child is three years old. Yesterday, they started having thick yellow discharge from their eyes, which lasted for a day. Now, their eyes are tearing up, there is a lot of discharge, and their eyelids are swollen. What eye drops can be used to treat this?Doctor's answer:
According to the description of the condition, it may be due to the child recently having stomach issues, insufficient eye hygiene, or conjunctivitis caused by colds, etc. It is recommended to always maintain eye hygiene, drink more water, and eat more cooling foods, such as pears, seaweed soup, etc. Apply cold compresses to the child, use anti-inflammatory eye drops and anti-inflammatory eye ointments, such as Tobradex eye drops and chloramphenicol eye ointment.