Patient's question:
A baby in a friend's family has some eye problems. Recently, their eyes have been red, and there are also a lot of eye discharge in the corners of their eyes. I don't know what's going on. I'd like to ask, what causes red eyes?Doctor's answer:
Due to intrauterine infection in newborns or exposure to vaginal secretions containing bacteria during delivery, the hands that come into contact at birth or items touched after birth are not clean. For example, the hands of a nurse, the child's own hands, or the use of towels to wipe the child's eyes, which can cause conjunctivitis inflammation, making the child's eyes produce excessive discharge, sticky. If the antibiotic treatment is not effective, we should go to a professional hospital for examination and then receive targeted treatment. You should ask a professional doctor to examine the child, and the professional doctor will provide appropriate treatment based on the child's condition.