Patient's question:
The child's eyes have been swollen for these few days, and they are also very painful to touch. After visiting the pediatric department, the doctor considered it to be dacryocystitis. I am worried that dacryocystitis might affect the child's vision, so I plan to take him to a big hospital for a check-up.How should pediatric dacryocystitis be treated? Which hospital has a good ophthalmology department?
Doctor's answer:
For children aged one to two years, conservative treatment can be considered. Eye drops can be used in conjunction with massage therapy. The massage should be performed from the direction of the nasolacrimal duct towards the lacrimal sac, which may help to metabolize any blockages through the massage. If this method does not work, consider performing lacrimal duct irrigation to clear the blockage. If it still doesn't work, then surgery may need to be considered. Surgery is the last resort.