CONJUNCTIVITIS
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Sticky eyes and mild conjunctivitis
- Treat as outpatient if the child has no other serious problem.
- Show the mother how to wash the eyes with water or breast milk and how to put ointment into the eyes. The mother must wash her hands before and after doing so.
- Tell the mother to wash the eyes and put in eye ointment four times a day for 5 days.
- Give the mother a tube of tetracycline or chloramphenicol eye ointment to treat the child.
- Review 48 hours after starting treatment if the child is not improving.
Severe conjunctivitis
- Presents as a lot of pus and/or swelling of the eyelids. It is often due to gonococcal infection.
- Treat as inpatient, as there is a risk for blindness,
- Review twice-daily
Non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment
Wash the eyes to clear as much pus as possible.
Ceftriaxone IM
|
Age |
Dose |
Frequency of administration |
|
Child |
50 mg/kg up to a maximum total dose of 150 mg |
Once |
PLUS
Tetracycline 1% eye ointment
|
Age |
Dose |
Frequency of administration |
|
Newborn |
One application |
2 times daily for 7 days |