My DS (age 1) has had the classic yellow/green eye discharge since Saturday. His eyelids were very slightly red rimmed, but not the whites and he only itched them a few times. By Monday his eyes were brighter and no itching, but the discharge seemed to be a little more constant. Knowing what our nursery is like, I asked the GP to prescribe chloramphenicol ointment (asked for drops, but there you go), which they did, as they also suspected lingering bacterial conjunctivitis. He has had 2 days worth of treatment so far, started on Monday afternoon. As it seems such a mild case I thought it would knock it out within 24-48 hours.
Fast forward to Tuesday, he wakes up with completely clear eyes, no crust, no discharge, no redness...nothing. Based on this, I sent him into nursery and by mid-morning I was picking him up as his eyes started discharging again. Again this morning, no sign of conjunctivitis and so off we pop to nursery. Just had to just pick him up at midday as they started discharging again. Our nursery has a policy of green/yellow discharge then you cannot attend...even if being treated.
Does this actually sound like bacterial conjunctivitis? He has had a constant runny nose since September due to all the bugs, and I wondering if this is just another cold which causes blocked tear ducts, or it is some sort of viral conjunctivitis? It certainly doesn't seem classic. There have been other "conjunctivitis" cases at the nursery last week, so he has picked up whatever it is from there.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Eyes discharging, but really on/off and no other signs of infection.