Is there no other solution after placing a tube for infant lacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis?

Patient's question:

The child was born with yellow thick discharge from the left eye, which was considered by the family as a "heat issue" and left untreated. At 11 months, the child was diagnosed with lacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis at the hospital. Due to suffering from congenital heart disease, the condition was not treated (the congenital heart disease was cured by the age of one). Now at 3 years old, the child has undergone two probing procedures, with the first one in April and the second in June of this year (both procedures resulted in bleeding). During both probes, it was reported that the ducts were successfully cleared. However, when local flushing was performed, it still showed reflux. Nevertheless, the symptoms are much better compared to when the condition was left untreated, with no more discharge and only transparent, viscous fluid being expressed.

Doctor's answer:

You can try again. Most importantly, the doctor can only determine whether the child can be cured during the treatment process. The most important thing is to judge whether the child is cured. A lacrimal passage rinse will make it clear. Now it seems that the child hasn't recovered.

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