Patient's question:
The baby just turned two months old. Since the first month, there has always been eye discharge in the left eye. After cleaning it, the discharge would disappear shortly. Even without discharge, there would always be some liquid in the eye socket. The other eye is normal. Now, one eye looks bigger than the other, which makes me very heartbroken. I don't know what the problem is or what I should pay attention to.Doctor's answer:
This is generally likely to be due to the development of the lacrimal duct or chronic dacryocystitis. There is no need to worry about this. When there is discharge, anti-inflammatory medication is needed. It is best to recommend massaging the corner of the child's eye to help the lacrimal duct develop and form. If it has not improved completely after about three months, it will be necessary to go to the hospital for lacrimal duct irrigation to confirm and treat it, or consider probing. It is usually self-limiting, and massage is highly likely to be effective. If it really doesn't work, surgery may still be needed, depending on the situation.