What happened to the baby’s eyes?

  Due to the high metabolism of new born babies, there will naturally be more eye droppings, but if there are too many, it is not normal and should be an eye lesion. There are probably several reasons for this: irritation of the eyelashes. When a toddler is 2-3 months old, he or she may wake up in the morning with some white eye droppings on the eyes because the eyelashes tend to grow inward and grind against the eyeball. The infant’s nasolacrimal duct is not fully developed, the opening flap is not fully developed and tears cannot be eliminated leading to increased eye stool. It is also caused by a bacterial infection, usually a yellow, sticky discharge that usually sticks to the upper and lower eyelids and makes it difficult to open the eyes. If combined with corneal infection, it can easily cause corneal leukoplakia or corneal clouding.  According to the above mentioned situation, the child’s eye should be closely observed. If the eye is not red and swollen without congestion, the tear sac should be highly suspected to be a problem, massage the tear sac area, use anti-inflammatory eye drops, and if there is inflammation in the conjunctiva, anti-inflammatory drugs can be used symptomatically, but no hot compresses should be applied. If there is color, do not wipe your child’s eyes with your hands or unclean towels, you can use sterile gauze or cotton swabs dipped in warm water and saline to wipe. If the discharge is yellow and sticky, bacterial infection is suspected and you should go to the hospital promptly.  In conclusion, excessive eye discharge in infants may be a normal physiological phenomenon or a local infection.