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What Is The Treatment For Conjunctivitis In A Child?
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good evening! when a child is diagnosed w/pink eye ... are you supposed to put the prescribed eye drops in both eyes - the infected and the good one - as a precaution for the condition not to spread?
good evening! when a child is diagnosed w/pink eye ... are you supposed to put the prescribed eye drops in both eyes - the infected and the good one - as a precaution for the condition not to spread?
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Hello. I just read through your question. Though there really is no obligation to treat the uninfected eye, I always recommend to treat it anyway. It's common for children to rub their eyes and in doing so, spread the infection from one to the other. Therefore, I recommend treating both eyes.
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