Patient's question:
Hello, the newborn's right eye is tearing and has eye discharge. How to deal with it due to excessive heat. Past treatment history and effectiveness: Currently, no medical consultation has been made. What kind of help is desired: Provide treatment methods.Doctor's answer:
If it's caused by excessive heat, why isn't the left eye affected the same way? So it's not due to excessive heat. It should be considered whether there might be a possibility of dacryocystitis or lacrimal duct obstruction.Advice: It is recommended to start with a lacrimal sac massage for the child. The method is: Use your thumb to gently press from the inner corner of the eye along the nose bridge upwards to the side of the nose, five times a day, five presses each time. It is best to apply eye drops first, then perform the massage, so the eye drops can be absorbed into the lacrimal sac. It is vaguely remembered that the nails must be trimmed clean.
If there is no improvement after the lacrimal sac massage, it is recommended to undergo a lacrimal duct probing procedure. The best time for this is when the child is three months old, as the lacrimal puncta are sufficiently developed at this age, making it easier to clean and probe. Additionally, the child's resistance will be less at this age, and if they are older and more resistant, the probing will be more difficult.