Child Specialist

Neonatal Conjunctivitis is a common condition occurring in neonates characterized by infection in the eyes of the newborn. After 3-4 days there is redness and yellow colour discharge from the eyes. The eyes are watery and when the baby gets up the eyes are sticky with a yellow discharge. According to Dr Mubina Agboatwalla – Child Specialist in Karachi , conjunctivitis occurs in neonates when the fetus passes through the vaginal canal, and the vaginal secretions infect the fetal eyes. Generally, the infection is due to gram negative organisms. The mother should clean the eyes with sterile cotton using normal saline. Appropriate antibiotic drops are prescribed by the doctor. These generally need to be put every 2-4 hours. It takes around around one week to 10 days for the conjunctivitis to resolve.