Treatment Plan
Treatment Plan
Conservative:
- Self-resolving: bacterial 5-10 days, viral 7 days
- Eye bathing/cleaning
- Warm/cool compresses
- Artificial tears QDS
- Avoid contact lenses
Medical:
- Topical antibiotics if no improvement
- Chloramphenicol (topical)
- Fusidic acid (topical)
- Continue 48hrs post-infection clearance
Referral indicated:
- Ophthalmia neonatorum
- Painful red-eye
- Suspected gonococcal/chlamydial infection
- Herpes manifestations
- Orbital/periorbital cellulitis
- Keratitis complications
Prognosis
- Generally good with appropriate treatment
- Risk of complications if untreated: keratoconjunctivitis, keratitis, scarring, perforation