Patient's question:
My newborn baby had a small blueish lump in his right eye corner when he was born. The doctor said it would go away on its own and that there was nothing to worry about. I want to know what caused this and how we should take care of it.Doctor's answer:
I don't know how the child was born."The blue lump at the corner of the right eye" is believed to be caused by congestion due to pressure during birth. Unilateral eye discharge should be considered as resulting from ocular drainage obstruction and/or dacryocystitis. Consultation with an ophthalmologist is recommended.
When the inner canthus is compressed and discharge increases, dacryocystitis should be considered. It is recommended to massage and express the lacrimal sac discharge before applying eye drops, and then massage the lacrimal sac on the child. This time, press down along the bridge of the nose, drawing tears into the lacrimal sac.
If there is dacryocystitis and it is not treated as such, the discharge will accumulate in the lacrimal sac, making it difficult to treat.