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5. Eye diseases

– C le a n e ye s w ith a n is otonic s te r ile s olu tion (0 .9 % s od iu m c hlor id e or R inge r
L a c ta te )

t o p r e v e n t s e c r e t ion s fr om a d h e r in g , a n d a p p ly 1% tetracycline eye ointment
4 tim e s / d a y.
– If s ys te m ic tr e a tm e nt is not im m e d ia te ly a v a ila b le , a p p ly 1% tetracycline eye

ointment

into b oth e ye s e v e r y hou r u ntil th e tr e a tm e nt is a v a ila b le .
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– If tr e a tm e nt w ith c e ftr ia xone fa ils , tr e a t for c hla m yd ia :

Viral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

(c or ne a l a nd c onju nc tiv a l le s ions )

– Tr e a t a s v ir a l c onju nc tiv itis . If p os s ib le , r e fe r to a n op htha lm ologis t. 5

– P r ote c t th e e ye w ith a c om p r e s s a s long a s p hotop hob ia la s ts . R e m ov e a s
s oon a s

p os s ib le .

– If ne c e s s a r y, a d m inis te r a p r e v e nt iv e d os e of vitamin A (s e e p a ge 1 2 2 ).