Treatment of neonatal ophthalmia

Ophthalmia neonatorum – purulent inflammation of the eye. At birth, the child should immediately wipe his eyes with a sterile swab, and then, after bathing, rub his eyes^[ru] again cloth soaked in warm water and put drops in each eye one drop of 1% solution of silver nitrate. This is in order to protect your child’s^[ru] eyes from possible infection after passage of the birth^[ru] canal of the mother.

Purulent inflammation of the eye in the newborn (ophthalmia) is observed frequently.

Ophthalmia following symptoms: swelling and redness of the eyelids, eye discharge sticky pussy fluid.

When Infections can use the following medicines:

1. Wipe clean with a child forever with a 2% solution of boric acid and remove purulent crusts clean cotton swab.

2. Calendula. Take 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of boiling water. Leave for 30 minutes, cool, strain. In the form of heat applied to the eye in the form of compresses and lotions. Infusion can wash the eyes 2 times a day.

3. Milk. Bury svezhestsezhennoe breast milk 2-3 drops in both eyes. 20-30 to wipe his eyes clean gauze or a cotton swab.

4. Honey. Take 1 teaspoon of honey, boil 2 minutes in 200 ml of water. After cooling, make lotions in both eyes 2 times a day for 15 minutes. The same water instill 2 drops in each eye in the morning and evening.

In India, almost all eye diseases are treated with pure honey. Honey smeared eyes at night and in the morning thoroughly washed with clean boiled water or chamomile extract.

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