I think i have pink eye should i go to my regular doctor or do i have to go to a!


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I think i have pink eye should i go to my regular doctor or do i have to go to an eye doctor?

my eye is really tender and red with some crusty stuff not much...eyes really feel dry and they feel like im straining to see as if my eye has a headache...what do you think....i just dont want my daughter to catch it if it is cuz shes only 2 months


Answers:

A regular doctor can treat pink eye easily with antibiotic drops or ointment. Be very careful to wash your hands and don't get baby near your face at all. Wash that eye with it's own cloth, then drop it in for hot wash in bleach to help prevent spreading it to the other eye as well. And do get into the doctor quickly. It's not deadly or anything like that, but it does spread easily. Meantime, dump all the eye makeup into the bin, and don't bother replacing it until the infection clears. That goes for all makeups that you apply to the eyes, and the sponges and brushes as well. Unless you can sterilize them, it's safer to toss and replace. If you wear contacts, the solution should be completely replaced and the container sterilized as well, and the contacts, unless they are the disposable type. Don't wear contacts until it clears, wear glasses. It's inconvenient, but easily treated. Warm water will help clear the crud in the morning and sooth the eye in the meantime with eye drops for that eye only. Drip them in from the nose side, leaning towards the side of the infected eye so it doesn't run to the healthy one. When you get your treatment, throw it away.




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