Patient's question:
Can our hospital treat a 1-year-old baby who often tears up? The child has been frequently tearing up from the right eye since birth. Now, at two years old, I consulted a private doctor a few days ago who said it was due to blocked tear ducts and that it could be resolved by clearing them. Can our hospital treat this?Doctor's answer:
I want to know how old your child is. If they are an infant, consider conjunctivitis or blocked tear ducts. If the infant's discharge is not too much, just a bit yellowish-white, it may be due to a blocked nasolacrimal duct. This is because the membrane remaining at the opening of the tear duct has not disappeared. You can massage for a period of time. The method is to press firmly from the inner corner of the eye downward onto the bridge of the nose. It is recommended to do this five times a day. Five times each time. It is recommended to massage until the child is three months old. Then, you can see an ophthalmologist to determine if a tear duct probing is necessary. If the baby's "discharge" is a lot, yellow, and sometimes slightly greenish, it should be noted that conjunctivitis may be present. You can press the lacrimal sac with your hand.