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What Causes Redness In Eyes In A Child?

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Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2016
Question: My Kid is 5 months old and he had reddish eye for 4 days. Ophthalmologist checked and provided medicines - Moxifloxacin 0.5% and Loteprednol Etabonate 0.3%. Advised it for 3 Days. After use eye was fine for a day and it reappeared again. Again Ophthalmologist checked and said dust allergy was the reason and advised for a week course. Now the eye is fine. But Ophthalmologist want to continue medicine for one more week. Just want to double check on the same
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Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Avoid steroid

Detailed Answer:
My dear,
Thanks for sending your query to us.
loteperadol is a steroid and we should avoid exposing infants to steroid if possible. We have plenty of non steroid anti allergy drops available like Oloptidine which can be continued without risk of side effects.
Children keep getting allergies till their immune system gets strong. So these anti allergy medication is not curative and only palliative. So such treatment has to be safe.
Discuss this with your doctor and let us have a safe treatment for the child.

Regards.
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What Causes Redness In Eyes In A Child?

Brief Answer: Avoid steroid Detailed Answer: My dear, Thanks for sending your query to us. loteperadol is a steroid and we should avoid exposing infants to steroid if possible. We have plenty of non steroid anti allergy drops available like Oloptidine which can be continued without risk of side effects. Children keep getting allergies till their immune system gets strong. So these anti allergy medication is not curative and only palliative. So such treatment has to be safe. Discuss this with your doctor and let us have a safe treatment for the child. Regards.