Any LOs had pink eye yet?

Re: Any LOs had pink eye yet?

• lulu3061 member

  August 2011

  LO had pink eye a couple of months ago.  It's more than just a little redness in the eye, the whole white of the eye turns red and there is a weepy discharge, it looks really bad.  The treatment is eye drops same as for adults and it was no big deal, we just put a drop on the inside corner of his eye and let it roll to the outer corner.  He never had any problem with the drops at all.

  Good luck, hopefully he just scratched his eye! 

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• lrn327 member

  August 2011

  lulu3061:

  LO had pink eye a couple of months ago.  It's more than just a little redness in the eye, the whole white of the eye turns red and there is a weepy discharge, it looks really bad.  The treatment is eye drops same as for adults and it was no big deal, we just put a drop on the inside corner of his eye and let it roll to the outer corner.  He never had any problem with the drops at all.

  Good luck, hopefully he just scratched his eye! 

  Thanks, glad to hear it was not too bad at all.  I'm probably just dreading it b/c DH's a wuss about putting drops in his eyes and I'm hoping DS didn't inherit that! 

  

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• pitterpatter129 member

  August 2011

  Nate got it last school year from daycare. They gave us (because I then caught it too!) eye ointment, which wasn't difficult to use, but blocks your vision pretty bad.  The redness cleared up almost immediately though.  There are two kinds though, bacterial and viral.  We had the viral, which can last up to a few weeks and the ointment is just for the redness and itching, it doesn't actually cure it.  They tell you it's safe to return to daycare/work too, even though you'll still have it for awhile.  It just has to run its course.  The bacterial is obviously caused by bacteria and is treated with antibiotic drops.

  

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• lrn327 member

  August 2011

  So glad it turned out not to be pink eye for C but a relief to hear it is really not too big of a deal since I'm sure it will hit my kiddo at some point.  Thanks!

  

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