A 3-year-old female asked:

my daughter is 4 1/2 months old and has a watery one eye. the doc at her 8 week check up gave her antibiotic eye drops but it’s not clearing. i massage the corners and wipe it with warm cloth but they still get crusty?

1 doctor answer

4 years experience Family Medicine

Follow up with dr: antibiotic eyedrops should work well to treat eye infections. In some kids, an eye ointment may be better as it is thicker and stays in the eye. I would follow up with your physician

Answered on Oct 26, 2017

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