Patient's question:
What should be done about the blocked tear duct? The child has had this condition for a long time, and I am very worried that it might worsen. Please give me some advice.Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, for children in acute condition, emergency treatment should be administered, including systemic blood transfusion and large doses of antibiotics, as well as local antibiotic eye drops. Parents should also express the purulent secretions from the infant's lacrimal sac daily. In severe cases, doctors should use a lacrimal probe to guide the infant's lacrimal duct and discharge the purulent secretions from the lacrimal sac daily. Lacrimal duct obstruction is an acute purulent inflammation of the lacrimal sac and surrounding tissues. Overall, the best time to treat lacrimal duct obstruction is between 2 to 5 months after birth. The surgical success rate is very high in this age group.