In this video Dr O'Donovan shows you two ways to help manage a sticky eye in babies at home (lid hygiene and cleaning, plus tear duct massage) and outlines when you might need to see a doctor about your babies sticky eye.
As per NHS guidance:
"Sticky eyes are common in newborn babies while their tear ducts are developing. You may see a sticky white or yellow discharge in the corner of one or both of your baby's eyes. This may cause the eyelashes to stick together. This is caused by a narrow or blocked tear ducts, which generally open up and start draining normally within the first few months of life.
Sticky eyes are not the same as conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is an infection of the outer coating layer of eye and inner surface of eyelids which is caused by bacteria or virus, which may have picked up during or after birth."
CONTENT:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Lid Hygiene
01:27 A demonstration of how to correctly perform eye-lid cleaning
01:54 A brief overview of tear duct massage
02:07 A demonstration of how to correctly perform tear duct massage
02:40 When to seek medical help for a sticky eye
YOU NEED TO SEEK URGENT HELP IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IF YOU CHILD HAS A STICKY EYE AND ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
- Unable to open eye due to swelling.
- Severe pain and red eye.
- Breathing very fast or breathing that stops or pauses
- Working hard to breathe, drawing in of the muscles below the rib, unable to talk or noisy breathing (grunting)
- Becomes pale, blue, mottled and/or unusually cold to touch
- Difficult to wake up, very sleepy or confused
- Weak, high-pitched, continuous cry or extremely agitated
- Has a fit (seizure)
- A temperature less than 36oC or temperature 38oC or more if baby is less than 3 months
- Develops a rash that does not disappear with pressure and seems unwell
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
NHS Healthier Together information on sticky eyes in babies (UK): [ Ссылка ]
Sticky eyes in babies (Australia): [ Ссылка ]
NHS information on blocked tear ducts in children (UK): [ Ссылка ]
How to do tear duct massage: [ Ссылка ]
Information from Moorfields eye hospital (UK): [ Ссылка ]
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