Can pregnant women use eye drops if their eyes are uncomfortable?

During pregnancy, many pregnant women also experience itchy, red, and even inflamed eyes. Usually, when the eyes are sore, everyone buys eye drops at the pharmacy to treat it. However, considering the safety of the baby in the belly, pregnant women hesitate to use eye drops. So, can pregnant women use eye drops?

If a pregnant woman experiences discomfort around the eyes, it is recommended to alleviate it by paying attention to eye hygiene and reducing long-term eye use (such as watching TV, using computers and mobile phones, etc.). Secondly, you can use health care eye drops such as sodium hyaluronate eye drops, spinosad chondroitin hydrochloride eye drops, etc. to improve discomfort around the eyes. If the condition is serious, you must take medicine and go to the hospital for a physical examination and use it under the guidance of a doctor.

However, some eye drops should be avoided. For example, the antibiotic chloramphenicol eye drops, although it is a local medication, because chloramphenicol has a serious bone marrow suppressive effect, pregnant women may also cause serious side effects to the fetus after use; tetracyclines can easily cause fetal malformations; levofloxacin eye drops can cause bone and joint diseases in the fetus. However, you can choose eye drops such as erythromycin and lincomycin, which are safer for pregnant women.

If pregnant mothers have the habit of wearing contact lenses, they must pay attention to the cleaning procedures to prevent their eyes from being infected by bacteria. If necessary, artificial tears can be used to moisten the cornea to relieve the discomfort in the eyes. The use of small amounts of eye drops is generally not a big problem, but it is best to choose to use them under the specific guidance of a doctor.

In addition, the eyes themselves have the function of secreting tear film to prevent dry eyes and sore eyes. If eye drops are used for a long time, it will not be good for the eyes. It will make the eyes become lazier and lose their own protective function.

In short, pregnant mothers should use eye drops with caution, and should reduce the wearing time of contact lenses and use them only when eyes are tired. When you feel eye fatigue, you can blink your eyes vigorously 2-3 times, each time for 2 seconds, and use natural methods such as sitting still to relieve it.