eye flu treatment medicine - #19293
I am in a bit of a panic right now. My son came down with what the doctor thinks is eye flu, or conjunctivitis, and it’s kinda scary. He woke up with red, watery eyes and says they’re super itchy. I took him to urgent care yesterday, and they mentioned something about eye flu treatment medicine, but I’m not sure what that really means. They gave us some antibiotic eye drops, but I keep wondering if that’s the best option for eye flu treatment medicine or if there are other remedies. He’s only six, and I don’t want him to suffer! I’ve read online about home treatments like warm compresses, but is that something we should be doing alongside the eye flu treatment medicine? I also worry about how contagious this is since we have a baby at home too. Is there a specific eye flu treatment medicine that works better, and how long should we expect this to last? I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed with options—like is the eye flu treatment medicine really necessary or could we handle this with something milder? Any advice would be so helpful!
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