Ophthalmia Neonatorum

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This is defined as conjunctivitis with discharge occurring in a neonate within the first month of life. The condition is commonly caused by gonococcal, chlamydia! and bacterial infection. The condition is preventable by detecting and treating maternal gonococcal and chlamydial infection during pregnancy and by instilling 1% tetracycline eye ointment carefully into the conjunctival sacs of every baby as soon as possible after birth.

Ophthalmia Neonatorum is treated as follows:

	Medicine	Paed dose	Frequency	Duration
	ceftriaxone im	50mg/kg to max of 125mg	once	single dose
or	kanamycin im	25mg/kg to a max of 75mg	once	single dose

Treat the parents and the baby for gonococcal and chlamydial infection as described above. Also provide health education and counselling to the parents.