My Daughter Angel Have A Pink Eye

What you are going to feel if one day you find out that your kid have a pink eye? Last Sunday my daughter Angel woke up with a little bit red on her eye. I just give her an eye drop it goes away. Then the next day and the next day still the same. Until this morning I see that it gets worst we called her doctor for an appointment. Good thing we already schedule living early at work today, instead doing fun thing for the family we went for a ride to the doctor. We found out she have an ear infection and a Conjunctivitis.

Conjunctivitis, known as "pink eye," is an inflammation of the thin, transparent membrane covering the inner eyelid and the white part of the eye known as the conjunctiva.

Symptoms of this condition can include:

• Redness of the eyes,
• Eye pain,
• Blurred vision,
• Sensitivity to light,
• Burning or itching of the eye,
• A scratchy feeling in the eye and,
• A discharge that may be watery or may contain pus.

How Do Get Conjunctivitis?

Kids get conjunctivitis for different reasons. Most kids get it from bacteria (say: bak-teer-ee-uh) or viruses. This is called infectious (say: in-fek-shus) conjunctivitis. Bacteria can be seen only with a powerful microscope, and viruses are even smaller than bacteria! Bacteria live on your skin or in your nose or mouth all the time and you never know it. Most don't ever bother you, but certain kinds of bacteria can cause infections like conjunctivitis.

Sometimes kids get ear infections when they have conjunctivitis because the same bacteria can cause both problems.

Viruses, like the kind that can give you a cold, can cause conjunctivitis, too. Conjunctivitis is easy to catch just through touching. You can get conjunctivitis by touching the hand of an infected friend who has touched his or her eyes. If you then touch your eyes, the infection can be spread to you. Washing your hands often with warm, soapy water is the best way to avoid being infected with conjunctivitis.

Kids also get conjunctivitis because of allergies or because they get something irritating in their eyes, but these kinds of conjunctivitis are not contagious.

Treatments:

Bacterial causes of pink eye require an antibiotic, either topical drops or ointments or an oral antibiotic if your child has another bacterial infection (like an ear infection). For my daughters case the doctor gave her a antibiotic for treatment.

Allergic conjunctivitis can be treated with typical allergy medications, and topical drops, like Patanol and Alocril.

Viral causes of pink eye do not usually require treatment.

Pink eye can also be caused by irritants, like smoke and dust.

Whatever the cause, you should usually wipe away any eye discharge with a warm moist cloth and wash your hands frequently in case it is contagious. Over the counter can also often help with the redness and irritation in older children.