Complications of Breast Milk Application to the Infected Eye

Abstract

Objective: To report complications resulting from the application of breast milk to the infected and injured eye seen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) between st st age, symptoms and signs, visual acuity, treatment and ocular complications were noted. Results: Four (80%) of the patients developed complications following instillation of breast milk in the eyes. Two patients developed endophthalmitis, 1 for bacterial conjunctivitis and 1 for trauma; 1 patient developed panophthalmitis, and the fourth developed endophthalmitis. One child with bacterial conjunctivitis did not develop any complication. Conclusion: Four out of the five patients studied lost vision in the affected eye after developing endophthalmitis and panophthalmitis following breast milk instillation in the infected and injured eyes.