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Child Complaining Eye Stickiness Due To Which Enlarging The Eyes. Advice?

my son is 7 years old and from past 15 to 20 days he is enlarging or widening his eyes very frequently and when asked why is he doing like that he's telling that he feels his eye are getting sticked so he's doing like that and it seems it is happening without his knowledge.am worried about this..please tell me what could be the reason.
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Thu, 1 Aug 2013
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Hi.
Thanks for choosing HCM.
YOu need to see for few more symptoms to come for a diagnosis.
Is there any redness or pain or watering of eyes?
Is there any itching, excessive rubbing of eyes which in turn causes redness?
It could be an infective conjunctivitis ( viral or bacterial ) or an allergic conjuctivitis ( seasonal ) both of which are usually associated with redness.
Infective conjuntivitis is self limiting but causes lot of discomfort for which the kid needs to take medications.
It could be because of dryness also which is relatively rare at this age group.
Don't worry. Consult an opthalmologist at your place for treatment.
Take care. Post me if there are any more queries. Will be available for follow up.
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Child Complaining Eye Stickiness Due To Which Enlarging The Eyes. Advice?

Hi. Thanks for choosing HCM. YOu need to see for few more symptoms to come for a diagnosis. Is there any redness or pain or watering of eyes? Is there any itching, excessive rubbing of eyes which in turn causes redness? It could be an infective conjunctivitis ( viral or bacterial ) or an allergic conjuctivitis ( seasonal ) both of which are usually associated with redness. Infective conjuntivitis is self limiting but causes lot of discomfort for which the kid needs to take medications. It could be because of dryness also which is relatively rare at this age group. Don t worry. Consult an opthalmologist at your place for treatment. Take care. Post me if there are any more queries. Will be available for follow up.