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Blocked Tear Duct SURGERY
Asked by V.S. from Austin
on November 4, 2008
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Hi all! My 15 month old son is going to need surgery to unblock his tear duct on his left eye. We see his surgeon this Friday, but no date posted as of yet. I was c...
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- My son had this done a few years back and let me tell you that it made a WORLD of difference. His eye cleared up wonderfully. The recovery time was nothing, he slept m...
- My daughter had the block tear duct in both eyes. De Musgrove was who we saw. We were going to have the surgery but was very nervous about it. We had it set up and wit...
- My response is different than everybody else. My now 23 year old had a stopped up tear duct when he was 1. We had seen the dr. about it and watched it for a whil...
2 Part Health Question
Asked by K.B. from Los Angeles
on June 2, 2008
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My 20 month old has peeling skin on her feet and hands. It is so strange, I have no idea where it came from. It looks like it blisters than peels. HAs anyone had th...
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- The first one, hand foot mouth disease? The second, my daughter had a clogged tear duct until about 6mos old. Our Ped. recommended breastmilk, I squirted it in her...
- your 20-month old could have "Hand foot and mouth" virus - which is highly contagious! Has she had a sore throat, fever or reduced appetite? If so, she should see do...
- as the previous person said, Hand, foot and mouth is my thought on the 20 months old, on the baby, did you try breast milk on it? My sister did that with her son and ...
Looking for Pediatric Ophtalmologist
Asked by N.K. from Chicago
on March 25, 2006
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I am looking for a pediatric ophtalmologist in Downers Grove/Darien/Woodridge/Lisle/Naperville or surrounding area. My baby has a blocked tear duct, had undergone a pr...
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- I am an OR nurse at Central Dupage Hospital specializing in eye surgery. I work with an amazing surgeon from Wheaton eye Clinic. Dr. Micheal Kipp - ###-###-####. He is...
- Hi N., One of my clients had to take her daughter for the plugged tear duct surgery. Her daughter is 9 months old. Here is the info from her. I love our Pediatric...
- Ask your child's pediatrician for a referral, or contact your HMO directly for a referral.
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by A.F. from St. Louis
on July 18, 2008
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Hi- My 7 month-old has had a blocked tear duct since birth. I've massaged it and cleaned it daily, but just recently, it had gotten infected so we went to the dr. He...
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- Our daughter had blocked ducts from birth as well. Her eyes were constantly gooky and/or infected. We finally scheduled the surgery and she got sick the day before i...
- Our baby had this condition too. The dr we go to said he would waite untill after the baby was 12 monthes before he would suggest the probe. Fortuinately it clured it'...
- Hi A., My son had blocked tearducts in BOTH eyes from birth. We treated with massage, antibiotic eye drops and when it got really bad, steroid eye drops. Our pedia...
Probing Scheduled for Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by M.Y. from San Francisco
on January 16, 2008
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My son who is a little over 9 months old has had a blocked tear duct in his right eye since birth. It is usually goopy in the morning with mucus, and his eye pools wit...
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- I'm sorry to hear that you and your family are going through this, what a pain. My daughter had a blocked tear duct when she was a couple of weeks old but fortunatly ...
- My daughter's tear duct was blocked and we went through the goopiness, etc. We waited until she was a year and it eventually opened up. I was really glad not to have...
- Carol, the solution that worked for me is similar to what you have been trying, but a little different. Some may find it odd, but it worked for my daughter who had a ...
Surgery for Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by J.W. from Washington DC
on March 15, 2008
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My daughter is 14 months we just scheduled her to have a blocked tear duct opened and a "stint" put in. One of her eyes tears regularly and they recommend that we do t...
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- My daughter, now 8, had this done when she was over 2yo. The first time she went to have it checked she was having a "good eye" day and no tears or green stuff stuck ...
- My neighbors granddaughter had that done. She was about the same age. It was a breeze. Everything is fine now and she is turning 2 next month.
- Hello J., My daughter, which is 9 years old now, had issues with her tear duct since she was 9 months old. She was in and out of the hospital for IV antibiotics un...
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by A.M. from Oklahoma City
on February 23, 2008
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I have a one year old son who still has a blocked tear duct. I feel more comfortable waiting a little while before surgery. We are massaging it. We have never had a...
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- I am an optometrist in Moore. I agree with the last comment regarding at least SEEING a pediatric ophthalmologist. It is fine to wait 1-2 years and keep massaging. ...
- My son was born with a blocked tear duct. We massaged and messed with it for a year and it never did work. We went to a ped opth in Amarillo (our fam doc is from TX) a...
- My daughter had this surgery done...We tried to massage it, but it did not work...I can't really remember if she was 1 or not...But it really was nothing...We took her...
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by R.D. from Tampa
on June 30, 2008
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I went to a specialist for my 6 month old because he has had watery eyes since birth. His one eye has cleared up but the other just keeps watering and then gets red. ...
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- Our son has had blocked tear ducts since birth as well. Our pediatrician said it can take up to 12 months before they open up. We have had our son adjusted by the ch...
- Hi, R.! My daughter had the same issue in both eyes. We did endless massages, and heat applications, but it didn't really help us. They ended up doing a surgery w...
- Hi R., My son had the same problem at birth, Dr. gave me some drops and it cleared up. I hope the same for your child and will keep him in my prayers. XXFayeXX
Surgery for a Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by S.D. from Kansas City
on June 12, 2007
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My daughter is 10 months old. When she was a couple of weeks old we were told that she had a blocked tear duct and that it would probably go away on its own. Well, t...
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- Yes, my son had that as well, and at 6 months, we did the surgery for it. Apparently, it's VERY common, and no big deal. The surgery took only about 10 minutes - and...
- Did the dr. not give any eye drops for this? I have a 2 month old and he had the same issue. However, we just gave him eye drops three times a day for a few weeks an...
- Hi- My daughter had the surgery at Easter. Unfortunately, her surgery was unsuccessful becuase they found a structural abnormality, but the procedure itself was ve...
Does a Blocked Tear Duct Go Away?
Asked by D.B. from Pittsfield
on February 3, 2008
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My 6 month old daughter always has a tearin one eye.She's had it since birth. She often gets conguntivitus in this one eye. The Dr said not to worry, to massage the ar...
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- One of my sons had this until he was around 7 or 8 months. I didn't think it would ever go away either. But I did as you are doing now.... massage and breast milk.
- massaging it is pretty much it. it takes some time.. my son always has a tear in his eye too and his isn't blocked.. just sensitive to bright lights.. good luck
- D., My daughter had a blocked tear duct a couple of days after birth. We were prescribed an antibiotic ointment that I had to put in her eye three times a day (ery...
