Patient's question:
A newborn baby is about 7/8 days old and has a red line in the left eye. The right eye keeps tearing and has discharge. What could be the reason?Doctor's answer:
Use your thumb to press from the inner corner of your eye along the bridge of your nose downward with slight force to the outer side of your nose. Do this five times a day, five times each time. Remember to trim your nails neatly. If there is no improvement after massaging the lacrimal sac, it is recommended to undergo lacrimal canal dilation, preferably when the child is three months old. At this age, the child's lacrimal puncta are large enough for irrigation and dilation, and the resistance is not strong. If the child is older and struggles more, the dilation will be more difficult.