My Baby Is 7.5 Months Old. He Usually Run His Eyes Not Sure Why. His Eyes Are Normal From Outside. No Redness Etc Should I Need To Worry?

Posted on Thu, 23 Mar 2023

Question: Hello, my baby is 7.5 months old. he usually run his eyes not sure why. his eyes are normal from outside. no redness etc. still he rubs them with his hands and sometimes during night with very much intensity. also I observed this is mostly during his sleep time. is there any eye drops for this age? can we use XXXXXXX water eye drops which we used as adults or any other home remedy which we can use safely.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Looks like ocular allergy

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
by what you say this looks like ocular allergy and inflammatory response.

You can use Ketorolac eye drops three times a day for 5 days.

Oral Levocetirizine can reduce ocular allergy too.

But both are prescription drugs and you will require a doctor's prescription for thrm
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Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani

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Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (6 hours later)

hi doctor , not sure but these medicines seems to be quite heavy for a 7 months old baby. may be he has ocular allergy because he started this during this month and may be because of monsoon. however, there is no redness or any other symptoms like swelling of eye lids etc. is there any home remedy I can use to get him relief from ithchiness. he mostly do it during sleeping.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Clean the eyes with clean room temperature water

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX alternatively you can clean the eyes with normal clean room temperature water with a cotton wisp.
Levocetrizine is licensed to be used in babies above 6 months. Same is the case with Ketorolac.
But Ketorolac is not approved in neonates that is less than 28 days of life.

Best regards - Dr Sumanth Ampeayani

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj