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Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by J.M. from New York
on October 22, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
I have a wonderful 13 month old daughter who had blocked tear ducts from birth. One eye is currently minimally blocked and looks pretty good. The other is...
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- Hello J.!! Well my son who is 2 years now had it the procedure done twice! He was 17 mths old when he had it done the first time & it went well for like a month but ...
- My second daughter had this problem, but only till she was about four months old, and then it cleared up. However, a good friend of mine has a 14 months old girl who ...
- do it. I know it's scarey.. but my friend did nothing until her son was over 2.. and now he is 12.. and he still has a big problem with his eye.. and now it can't be ...
Blocked Tear Ducts What to Do?
Asked by E.C. from Chicago
on December 10, 2006
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Hello, After having my new born home for 2 days her eyes suddenly looked to be infected. I was going to take her to the ER but instead called the doctor. He said not t...
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- I know others may have mentioned this too but spraying breastmilk always works - give it a few days and it'll be GONE.
- My daughter had it and I would put warm washclothes on it and religously massaged it. They also gave me eye drops to use when the color got to look bad. She was fine a...
- Not sure if this is the same situation, but my daughter who is now 6 months old had a lot of mucus in her eyes for 4 to 5 months. It was so bad that when I would feed...
Question About Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by M.L. from Albany
on April 15, 2008
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My 11-week old son has blocked tear ducts in both eyes. I have been massaging the tear ducts (per my dr) and giving him eurythromicin (spelling?) in the eyes once dai...
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- All 3 of my grandkids had blocked tear ducts and they cleared up by the time they were a year old. Clear, yellowish and green are the normal colors. The green is tough...
- Hi Melissa! My son who is now 21 mths old had the blocked tear ducts since birth w/the green & yellow stuff!! His eyes would be gluded shut in the morning!!! It was...
- Anytime my babies had green gook in their eye or I suspected things were getting clogged, I would express a little milk into a sterile cup and flush their eyes. Breast...
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by J.S. from Cincinnati
on March 12, 2007
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My 10-month old has had a blocked tear duct since he was born. Every time we go to the doctor, she says to wait until he's a year to see if it clears up. It usually ...
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- If your located near Akron Childrens Hospital there is a great doc his name is Dr. Locastro (spelling?) He did our daughters eye surgery and he is wonderful with the ...
- My neice will be 1 at the end of April and is having her 2nd surgery today for your same problem. The surgery is outpatient and she didn't even notice. It did not ph...
- Hi J., Both of my children had this same problem. I also used the ointment from the doctor and it eventually cleared up. My son's cleared up by the time he was 6 m...
Blocked Tear Ducts in 24 Month Old
Asked by M.D. from Denver
on February 14, 2007
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My daughter is 24 months and since she was born she's had excessive tearing. We went to a pediatric ophthalmologist and he said at this age the only way to fix is thr...
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- Both of my oldest children had blocked tear ducts, and they didn't have to undergo any procedures to fix the problem. I would get a second opinion. It was something t...
- Both of my older children, now 5 and almost 7, had this condition (dacryostenosis) to the point of requiring surgery for probing the duct and having a stent/indwelling...
- M..... Relax... You really do not have much to worry about. My son who is now 10 had a eye condition when he was 3 years old. His eye was drifting in (lazy eye). Th...
Blocked Tear Duct
Asked by K.T. from Boston
on October 25, 2007
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With out making a long story. My son at birth had a blocked tear duct, it eventually cleared on its own. My daughter also has a blocked tear duct that has not cleared...
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- My daughter also had a blocked tear duct at birth. The doctor told me to put breast milk on it several times a day as that has healing properties. That didn't seem t...
- Hello K., My daughter, who is now 14 years old, was also born with a blocked tear duct. It did not work itself out and the pediatrician recommended a local opthamologi...
- My little girl has a blocked tear duct, also. Her doctor kept telling me that it should clear up by the time she turns 1. Her last doctor's appointment I asked him wha...
Chronic Eye Discharge
Asked by L.P. from Charleston
on February 5, 2008
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Since my 20 month old was a newborn she has had reoccurring eye infections. Her eyes will tear and drain a yellow discharge which dries and sticks to her eyelashes. ...
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- I don't know if this specialist exists but someone like a pedio optometrist might help. Maybe you can call an opthal- mologist's office in your area for advice or a d...
- I had this problem with my oldest daughter who is now almost 7. After a while the doctor finally said she had blocked ducts. There is a quick procedure to fix the prob...
- Has your peds doctor checked to see if their tear drops are clogged? My neice had that problem and they did a very quick and milt surgery to unclogg her tear drops
Blocked Tear Ducts - Want to Hear Other's Experinces with Opthomoligists
Asked by S.S. from Detroit
on February 19, 2008
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My 4.5 month old has had a blocked tear duct on her left eye since birth. We have used antibiotics for 4 times and we massage it too. It is weapy and often has a yello...
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- My daughter was born with a blocked tear duct.(she is now 48). It was fixed in a few minutes. Near as I can remember, they used a thin wire, or probe.No pain, and neve...
- My son is now 8 months and we went through exactly the same thing from birth thru 6 months. We did eye drops and milked it constantly. Our pediatrician explained to us...
- Hi. I'm the mommy of 4 little boys and all 4 of mine have had the plugged tear duct as well. I was referred to an opthamologist with my 3rd son, when he was 6 months o...
Blocked Tear Duct in 5-Month Old
Asked by A.F. from St. Louis
on April 30, 2008
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Hi- My son has had a blocked tear duct since he was born in his right eye. It tears frequently and often is very goopy in the mornings. The ped. thought it would cle...
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- Hi A.- My son had that as well. The doctor used to push on it really had and encouraged us to do the same, and massage it. He did prescribe some eye drops at one po...
- A., Massaging the duct with eye drops from the doctor cleared my daughters blocked tear duct. The few kids I know of that had to have the surgery did well. J. N.
- Hi A.- My son had the same things. His was pretty bad. In the wintertime his cheek would be chapped from the tear running all the time. Our ped. had said he'd grow...
Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by G.O. from Biloxi
on March 10, 2007
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My daughter is 20 months old and has a blocked tear ducts for over a year now. I waited to see if her condition would clear up on its own, but hasn't. She was diagnose...
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- G., my son had recurrent problems with a blocked tear duct that kept getting infected. I kept taking him to the pediatrician and they kept giving me eye drops and ant...
- As the others suggested... massage.. massage.. massage... it works great. My pedi also prescribed a drip that worked wonders on my little boy. I would use surgery as t...
- Hi G.! And Kudos to you for being a S/W Mom!!! That deserves much admiration in itself. As for the blocked tear duct, my 11 month old Twin son has one that is part...
