eye problems

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by gogogiraffes

My boyfriends mom (works for an eye dr) gave me some OTC single use ones. She said it could just be something in his eye to flush it a few times a day.

You can use artifical tears or sterlie saline to flush the eye out too. And yes, sometimes that works.

Will they have to do a full work up even if I have papers that
all of his shots are UTD?

I'm not sure what you mean by a full workup. If you mean more shots, no he should not and you should not allow them to give him any more. If he has had his rabies shot he should have a tag on his collar for that and that should be enough. It's the only shot you must have by law. The others are really YOUR choice.

They should not need to do any blood work for an eye problem. They should just examine the eye and treat the problem.

We've been doing some warm compresses. Also should I call his daycare? I know when a kid at the daycare I worked at we had to send out a letter stating someone had pink eye. Here's what to look for...

It's doubtful that it's contageous, but if it's bothering him, IMO, he'd be better off at home resting than possibly irritating the eye further.

Peggy