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A member asked:
My son was diagnosed with pink eye and the drops (polymyxin) are burning his eyes... is this normal?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
CONJUNCTIVITIS: Some eye drops do irritate the eyes. Check with the pharmacist. Make sure it is not mislabeled.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Probably yes: Depending on the amount of inflammation, just about any eyedrop can burn. If the diagnosis was made by someone other than an eye md, however, there may be something else going on and you should see your eye md now.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Yes: I prefer to prescribe ciloxin drops, they sting less but cost more. An alternative is Ilotycin (erythromcyin) ointment.
Answered 6/25/2014
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