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13 Mo Old Having a Bilateral Nasolacrimal Duct (NLD) Probe Done?????
No more tearing or goopy eyes!! He looked great in pictures after that, too! The doctor who did his procedure said that when she did it, there was a very ...
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- hi my grandkids call me gramma cc mother of six 5 boys one daughter, gramma of 9, 5 boys 4 girls..not a doctor,but in todays world my advise always, always get a s...
- I'm an optometrist, and one of my twin boys (now 10 yrs old) had the same problem. Typically babies are supposed to grow out of it by age 12 mos, but if they do not, ...
- My youngest had this procedure done. We were worried for nothing. She came through like a trooper. They took her to the or, we went down the hall to get a cup of...
Clogged Tear Ducts
We massaged it, used the warm washcloth on it almost daily or when it was at its worst. but he mostly just had a bit of a goopy eye the first year. ...
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- K., My son had that as well. It didn't open up on it's own. There wasn't anything that would have worked as his was just never developed properly. Guess its very c...
- Hi! My daughter had a clogged tear duct too, until she was about 11 months old. We never did the surgery to open it up, it just went away on its own. It was really ...
- YEs! My first daughter had blocked tear ducts. By 7 months it was NOT going away and in fact seemed to be getting worse, and her poor little face was getting chapped...
7 Month Old W/conjunctivitis?
Basically I think the general consensus from the many times we've gone in to the doctor is that if he has goopy eyes to the point of sealing them shut in ...
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- I had that happen to me when I was younger & my doctor said it was an infected tear duct. I don't remember what they gave me but I do remember that they told me I was...
- You need to take him to the doctor to get some medicine for the infection. One of my kids had this. They have her an ointment to put in the eyes. It's a little mess...
- You do need to call the doctor on this one. Meanwhile, to clean off the "gunk" and help his eyes open take a washcloth soaked in warm water and hold it over the eyeli...
Swollen Eye
He doesn't have a cold or sinus infection and his eyes are not at all goopy. My first thought was that he whacked his head in his crib last night. ...
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- Our son had the same thing (ironically the same age!) and it was cellulitis (sp?) Basically a skin infection. Our kiddo's eye was swollen shut, no pain, no goop just l...
- Hi J., Since he's so young, I would probably call the nurse at the doctor's office and tell her what's going on. She can give you a better idea of whether they nee...
- Hey J., I agree with the other moms and I would probably call the office before I took him in, but I wanted to pose another point. Has he had anything new in the l...
4 Year Old Daughter's Eyes Hurt
If you are describing viral pink-eye things should improve after 5-7 days. If redness, pain, or goopy discharge develop get to the eye doctor right away. ...
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- You should take her to a pediatric opthamologist, as vision problems in young children are hard for parents and even pediatricians to catch. Every young child should g...
- You really may want to consider taking her to the doctor. Often, this is a telltale sign of a sinus infection, especially if she has cold symptoms. Antibiotics are the...
- My experience with this is guessing that her eyes are hurting because of the fever. Your eyes will feel hurt and look glassy and red or irritated because of the fever....
Conjunctivitis in 4 Year Old
If it is a viral infection (& it's really hard for even Docs to tell), then a warm wet facecloth to wipe goopy eyes & cleaning everything (as you've been ...
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- C., It sounds like he is somewhere outside the home during the day since you work full time. Can he be picking it up there maybe?? My kids are usually home with m...
- Sounds like you are pretty good at identifying conjunctivis - my kids hate the drops too - but let me just add that just because he woke up with crusty eyes doesn't al...
- I agree that maybe it's not conjunctivitis?? If it spreads through the house, then I guess it is. But if no one else gets it, maybe it's an allergy or a plugged tear d...
Pink Eye in 15 Month Old
My friend just told me that if the eye is pink then it's viral and contagious. But if it's not pink but still goopy & crusty then it's bacterial and ...
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- I just experienced the same thing with my 5 month old. Her pediatrician told me that it was a viral infection. She gave me an ointment to put in her eye. My daughter w...
- If she had pink eye the white would be pink it sounds like she has a cold in her eye wet a cloth with warm water to clean it see a doctor he will give her drops to put...
- Get your baby into the doctor. Pink eye is really painfull and uncomfortable not to mention really contageous....Don't take chances with your child's eyes and get her...
My Son Has This Green Gunky Stuff in His Eyes
Aug 7, 2009 ... I have 2 little boys (3 1/2 and 2) and when my younger one gets a cold his eyes will often get really goopy. He had a slightly clogged tear ...
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- It sounds like your son has pink eye - very common and very contagious. You will need to get prescription ointment or drops from your pediatrician. It will clear up ...
- wow. late to the party, here, sorry ... sometimes this is just overflow up the tear ducts from his nose if a baby has a stuffy head cold ... generally in our fam...
- A wet, warm washcloth. Using only water, no soap. Gently wash your baby boy's eyes, wiping down. You need to take him to the doctor to see what's causing this, as yo...
Pink Eye
Sep 21, 2009 ... Both my 3 1/2 year old & 1 1/2 year old have had pink eye. She is contagious until the "goop" is gone. So if she is still "goopy" on Monday ...
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- please do her a favor and do not send her to school....for her safety and the safety of others.
- From what I've heard about pink eye, because it's very contagious, the schools won't let a child with it come back until they have finished the medication and no longe...
- Keep her home because it is highly contagious and if she passes it to classmates, chances of reinfection are greater. The school would probably send her home anyway, e...
Hand, Foot and Mouth
The goopy eyes sounds like conjunctivitis, my boys got that at the same time as a bunch of other infections and were given separate eye drops to treat ...
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- K., Parker had HFM about 2 months ago. This is how it presented. High Fever spiked only at night (sign of a virus) Rash came about day 2, all over body, mostly on...
- Okay, I'm not a pro or anything, but it really does sound like pink eye. And the rash almost sounds like a strep rash. I know my son has gotten a rash before and fever...
- It is so frustrating when you know something is wrong and your doctor can't see it. If you really like her, ask her to consult with another doctor or let your child b...
