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What Is The Treatment For Left Eye Infection During Pregnancy?
Hi, I am 12 weeks pregnant and Have got this weird left eye infection for last 3 days. Not sure if it's bacterial or virul and but i feel lot of stinging feeling inside the eye and eye is very sore and swollen. When I close my eyes for 30mins or so, they stick together. My GP gave me Gentamycin which I took 4 drops since yesterday. But am scared that it may affect my baby. is it true that first 16 weeks, any antibiotic must be avoided.
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
stickiness in eyes may be due to bacterial conjunctivitis .usually topical eye drops may not interfere with the pregnancy because of less systemic absorption.pleaee fallow your eye specialist instructions and maintain proper eye heigine to avoid the spending the disese to other eye
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