Question
How should duct blockage be treated? My child has been experiencing this for a long time, and I am very worried, afraid it might become severe. Please give me some advice, doctor.
Answer
Generally, for children in the acute phase, emergency treatment is required, involving systemic administration of a large amount of antibiotics and the use of topical antibiotics eye drops. Parents should also squeeze out the purulent secretion from the lacrimal sac daily. For severe cases, doctors will use a lacrimal probe to guide the baby’s lacrimal duct and drain the purulent secretion from the lacrimal sac daily. Duct blockage is an acute suppurative inflammation of the lacrimal sac and its surrounding tissues. Overall, the best time for treating duct blockage is between 2 to 5 months after birth. At this age group, the success rate of surgery is very high.