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What medicines can be taken to treat acute conjunctivits?
Query: Hello doctor,Last week my eyes got red. So, I consulted an eye doctor. The doctor diagnosed it as acute conjunctivitis and prescribed me Vigamox eye drops and Refresh Tears for two weeks. My left eye was cured in three to four days and my right eye was cured only half. I am not able to understand wh... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The red that you are seeing is an infection. It has just some clotted blood which will go away in 15 days. Do you still have discharge from the right eye? I suggest you change your medication to Moxifloxacin plus Ketorolac Eye Drops twice daily for 10 days and Aquati... Read Full »
My baby has a whitish edge on the eye pupil. What is it?
Query: Hello doctor, My 9 month old baby boy is having some issue in the left eye. Before a week, suddenly one day, I saw his left eye half red and then it slowly subsided. But now, there is some little part of his left eye seems to be permanently reddish and some part of his eye pupil edge looks whitish. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It looks like an allergic reaction. I suggest you kindly make sure you change his sheets and pillow to hypoallergenic ones. If there is a pet in the house, please keep them away from the... Read Full »
I have been having a bloodshot eye for the past five days. Is it serious?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a bloodshot eye for the past five days. Is it serious? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello doctor, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. Have you been coughing or lifting weights? I suggest you to follow a few instructions. Use Nepafenac eye drop twice daily for the next seven days, then use it once at bedtime for the next seven days, then st... Read Full »
Please suggest medication for dry and red eyes.
Query: Hi doctor, I have had redness in my eyes. I began using Tetryzoline but it had no effect. The redness has increased in the past two weeks. It feels dry, itchy, and occasionally gritty on my eyes. I recently began to experience pain around my eyes on the left side. I use to work on the computer for ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will tell the medicines as well as ways to tackle the screen time. Start Moxifloxacin plus Loteprednol eye drops four times a day for next five days then taper it to two times for the next five days then stop. Olopatadine 0.2 percent eye drops two times a day regularl... Read Full »
My eyes are red and I have a tiny white dot in my eyes. What could this be?
Query: Hello doctor,About a week ago, I started feeling like an eyelash was inside my eye, and I rubbed my eye all day until I reached home. I could see my eye was very red, and around the cornea, there was a tiny white dot, the discomfort did not stop. A week later now I have one more dot, and my eyes are... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It appears to be allergic conjunctivitis (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Start with Moxifloxacin plus Loteprednol eye drop four times a day for three days then taper it to two times a day for the next three days then decrease it to one time a day fo... Read Full »
I have eye redness and itchiness from several days. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have eye redness and itchiness for several days. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Is there any pus stained discharge, especially in the morning on waking up? Is your vision normal? How much is the pain? Start Moxifloxacin eye drop six times a day for seven days. FML (Fluorometholone) eye drops three times a day for seven days. Ocupol eye ointment ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have red eyes for three days. What could be the reason and what is to be done? I wear contact lenses, there is no swelling, and I work in front of the computer. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There can be two reasons for red eye in your case. First it can be allergy due to contact lenses or it can be Conjunctivitis. If you have changed the brand of contacts or you have just started wearing contacts, it is allergy. I will suggest Fluorometholone plus Tobramyc... Read Full »