It is usulally normal in newborns to get eye infections. So take a clean cotton with cold water to wipe the eye and use To a eye drops 1 drop in the eye for 4-6 times a day fir 5 days and also as your doctor suggested you need to massge the eye from corner of the eye to upper part of nose from up to down for atlest 10 times per sitting and do it 50-60 times per day so the consition improves.