Blocked Tear Duct

My daughter had this for a long time when she was newborn...she did outgrow it. This is one of those problems that seem big now, and in a few years you will wonder why it was such a big deal to you. I went through the exact thing...
My brother-in-law is a successful Optometrist in the Oklahoma City area; he said to put warm compresses on the eye (easier said than done), treat with meds as needed to take care of infection, and 'milk it' gently with a damp Q-tip towards the duct.

My 2nd son had the same problem...i know it's so frustrating...it cleared up right before his first b-day. just be very gentle when wiping the eye area. (i'm sure u are though). it will get better! Wait it out a couple more months!

When my son was a few months old we experienced this. Several times a day I would with my index finger gently apply pressure on the tear duct for several seconds and upon release a lot of the drainage would come out. After doing this for about a week it was gone. Our case was probably not as extreme as your but maybe it will help.

Did the doc tell you to message it with a warm wash cloth? Start diagonally below the corner and rub up toward the corner where the tears come out as if you were "rubbing out" whatever has it blocked. Try this with a pretty warm cloth several times a day for a week or so. It works well while feeding a bottle or rocking to sleep. She'll get used to it after a few times. It worked for my daughter, who had this for a few weeks before someone told me to try this. We were at the point of seeing an eye specialist but didn't have to in the end.
Good luck!

Hi R.....Not to be disrespectful or rude, but your pediatrician should have known from the beginning what that was. You should probably get a new one. Sorry. Both of my children had it. We just kept wiping with a warm, very soft wash rag, every morning. Also, we massaged under the clogged eye. My nephew also had the procedure done at a very early age. It was absolutely no big deal. Try massaging the eye for a couple of days over and over. Then if that doesn't work, I would find a new doctor and get a second opinion. The child is not in any danger and is very uncomfortable. Probably more for the parent than actually the child. We just look and see how bad it looks and freak out. This is very, very common. I hope what I have told you works out....Good Luck.

My son had this problem for the 1st few weeks. My pediatrician said to use a warm washcloth and push gently on the side of his nose by the tear duct. I did this once a day and it eventually unclogged.

My daughter had a blocked tear duct from birth and Dr. Packwood (Opthamologist) did a procedure on her at about 6 months and she has been great since then.

My son had the same problem (it seems very common, reading the other posts). I tried the warm wash cloth thing, but it kept coming back, so I did some research. I learned that the ingredients in black tea, the pure, just plain black tea, will draw out any gunk in the eye area. I steeped some, diluted it a bit and made a warm compress out of it for my son's eye and it worked dramatically well. I mean dramatically because his eye was so gunked at the time, and it was completely clear within the hour. If I noticed it getting a bit pink or puffy the following month, I repeated the process, and he doesn't have the problem anymore.

My daughter had a clogged tear duct (actually, I think it rotated eyes) on and off for about6 or 7 months after she was born. She's 9 1/2 now and it's gone. We just massaged it gently with a warm damp wash cloth regularly to keep it from getting to bad. I agree with the earlier post that said your doctor should have known what it was right off and not mis-diagnosed it. I do agree with your doctor though on waiting it out. I was beginning to wonder if my daughters would ever clear up, but it did.

Well I have been in your shoes, my daughter, now 13 1/2 months has the same thing. We started noticing it about 1 mnth old too. It would constantly water and sometimes I thought that my son was poking her, so bad :( Anyways my dr. told me that is what it was and usually about a year it starts to open up, and he was right! She is toatlly better now, it waters every now and then but usually when she sneezes or the sun is bright in her eyes.... like us :) He said to put warm compress on it and you can massage it, but i never did that, she will be fine and it will get better! As far as it getting raw, Kendall's did that too but i would dab it with a soft cloth rather than a paper towel or something, so then there is not rubbing! Hope this helps :)

My son has had this problem since he was born. The doctor told me to put a warm wet washcloth over his eyes while i am feeding him and then gently massage the tear duct and down the nose with my pinky finger. He would only let me do this while he was sleeping. It got a little better but not enough so i called the doctor again and she perscribed eye drops called Tobramycin .3% to put in his eyes for 5 to 7 days 3 times a day. Totally cleared it up. Hope this helps!

I was told by a doctor to put a warm compress on the affected eye to open up the pore. Also massage the duct in an upward circle motions. this will work all that junk out. Hope this helps.

Both of my boys had this. My Dr. told me to massage the tear duct by placing your thumb at the side of the nose with the blockage. Then apply pressure and push towards the eye. I always saw more stuff come out. I have short fingernails, so be careful if you don't. Do this a few times a day. In case you don't know, for the dr. to fix it they stick a probe down the tear duct. That sounded worse to me than the blockage. It will clear up on its own as she gets a little older.

We went through the same thing!! My son's tear ducts were clogged, one much worse than the other, from a couple weeks after birth until he was close to a yr old!! Thankfully my ped never suggested it was anything but clogged ducts, though, so we never had to medicate unneccessarily. How frustrating!
We were told to rub a finger under the eye, from the outside corner in, to try and empty the ducts. You'll want to do that several times a day (whenever you think about it- do it). If it doesn't clear up on it's own, they might have to do surgery after the baby turns one. I was terrified of that, but after several months, it seemed to just clear up on its own! I have talked to a few other moms that said they went through the same thing.
For comfort, you can use a very warm rag when cleaning the crusties out of her eyes. And I would use just a little baby lotion a couple times a day around the lids. Maybe vaseline to help keep the lids protected from getting chapped.
Good luck!! I'm sure it will take care of itself!

My 7 month old had a blocked tear duct at two months. The doctor prescribed drops and had me put them in twice a day and massage the duct when I did. It cleared up after about a week and we haven't had any trouble since. The massaging really helps. It gets the blockage out. I hope this helps.

Both my boys had blocked tear ducts as very small babies and their pedi said to massage the inner eye with my finger with a good amount of pressure. He showed me how to do it and had me do this several times each day and within a couple of days the problem was gone. You may want to try this. Be gentle, but firm when massaging. Good luck and I hope this works!

My son had the same thing but was diag'd at 2mo. We put warm compresses and just wiped w/a soft cloth. It took about 2 wks but finally went away w/no meds. My niece had it since birth and actually had it "lanced" when she was 4 mo's old by a pediatric opthamologist. My brother stayed in the room w/her and it only took less than a minute to do the procedure. They didn't even need to do any type of sedation at all. She is now 7 yo and never has any problems. I would recmd just taking her to a pedi opthamologist and letting them decide. I'll pray for your little angel.

I have read some of the responses and I can tell you from personal experience with 2 boys, you don't have to wait. My 5 year old had a blocked tear duct from the time he was born. I was told to wait the full year, and I did, eventually having to bathe him several times a day to get the gunk off. (I used the bath tub because that was the least painful way to get the eyes washed, running water over his head to soften it up.) He ended up having surgery w/ anesthesia to open them. I then had another son, who is now 3 years old. He also had a blocked tear duct. I was refered to a Dr. on Southlake Bl, wish I knew his name, we went for what I thought was a consultation, and after a brief exam was told that if it doesn't clear on it's own by 6 months, it probably won't. He then pulled a pad from under his desk, called in an assistant, and unclogged them right there in front of me!!
I was glad he did it that way and at the same time I was angry that my other son had to go to the hospital and be put under anesthesia for such a simple procedure.
I wish I could remember the name of the Dr. I know if take the street next to the Town Square, head north a few blocks, his office is there on the left.
Good luck,
J.

This may sound strange but if you are nursing put a dab of breastmilk on it through out the day. Totally works!!!

Hi R.. My son also had a blocked tear duct and the pedi told me the same thing... My son was about 11 1/2 months old when it did all of a sudden clear up on it's own. We tried the warm compresses as well & massaging the eye, but it did not work in his case. I rubbed a little vasaline around his eye, which kept the yucky boogers from sticking, which kept me from having to rub his little eye raw. It works & is specially good to use at night! This should make cleaning it up a lot more comfortable for her & easier for you!

My son had the same thing, and we finally took him to a pediatric eye specialist at really about the same age. What they did was say we can do one of two things, give him meds for a couple of weeks and see if it clears up, OR we can do a procedure now and it be done with. We opted for option 2 we were feed up with the constant conjuctivitis and runny eye. What they did was strap him to a little back board thing were he couldn't move, which he hated! and the they stuck a needle like think down his tear duct. I know it sounds horrible and to be honest it was while I was there but to this day I am glad we did. THe doc even said that it was truly blocked and that it would have had to be done anyway. So, I hope it helps.

R.,

My nephew, Tanner, had surgery for a blocked tear duct VERY early (to my recollection, it was even earlier than 6 months). It's a minor procedure, but it does help. I would seek a 2nd opinion if I were you.

Best of luck
K.

My now 19 month old little boy had a blocked tear duct from birth. After countless infections and trips to the pediatrician we went a saw a pediatric opthamologist who showed us how to massage the tear duct to help it open and to clear it out. She recommended not doing anything until he was a year old and right before his appointment his tear duct opened up on its own. His eye always was gunky and watery and often the eyelid would get so red and irritated that it would bleed. She told us that we could put neosporin on the eye lid to help it heal. I would recommend seeing a pediatric opthamologist if your insurance allows. The one we saw saw patients in several offices around the metroplex, we saw her in Irving.

Ugh - we had this too and my poor baby was chapped raw by all the gook. My pedi finally, at 9 months, said putting tubes in was really basic and recommended we do it. Too much agony to wait it out. My dad is a doc so I am pretty OK with medical procedures. General anesthesia was a bit unnnerving but the care was so awesome that even the parents lived through it. My kiddo was fine and the next day he was like a new baby! I say do it. Let me know if you need to know who we used. J. D.

Well, My son had that problem when he was about a month old. My mom had told me to squirt some breast milk in his eye. Yeah, I thought she was crazy, and sound kinda disgusting... but it REALLY worked. It never came back either. My sister did it on her daughter too.. it worked for her too. So.. if you are breast feeding, squirt some in her eye every time your nurse.

Wow, this has been going on for a while, so I'm not sure my method will work.
Take a clean wash cloth and wet with luke warm water. Apply over the affected eye very gently until cloth loses its warmth. Repeat as needed. Always use a clean wash cloth.
This has always worked on my little ones!

Good Luck!

R., my sister had this problem with my niece who is now 11 months old, their pedi referred them to a specialist that cleaned the tearduct out by "probing it" it wasn't a pleasant experience for my niece but the problem is completley fixed now. This was done about 1 month or so ago.

I reccommend asking your dr. for a referral to a specialist

Hi R.,
I worked for an absolutely WONDERFUL pediatric ophthalmologist for 5 years. It was commonplace to see infants with blocked tear ducts. We always started the treatment with massage. You use your index finger and push downwards from just above the tearduct down towards the nostril. You will do this every time you feed your daughter (this is usually when they tolerate it best). If she has a lot of mucous build-up use the drops your physician prescibed and massage right after applying the drops. This will try to work the medicine down into the duct to help get rid of the infection. Continue the massaging religiously. If you have done all this and there is no improvement, go to a pediatric ophthalmologist and they can do a procedure to try to unblock the duct. Sometimes it takes a few times for the procedure to work and sometimes they have to do an operation and place stints in the duct and allow it to mold in an open position. Massage works about 60% of the time and that is a lot better than having to have a procedure, so try it out! Congratulations on your daughter! I have 5 1/2 month old twins, a boy and a girl and am loving motherhood : )

My daughter had the same problem. Our pediatrician referred us to a Pediatric Opthamologist at the OMD Hospital in Arlington, I believe his name was Dr Moody. He placed tubes in her tear ducts, they were to remain in for 6 months, then removed. One eye, the tube worked its way out in less than a month, it was the one that was the worst. The other one stayed in the entire time. She was 13 months old when they put them in. The Dr said the earlier the better, it is less traumatic & bothersome to them at that point.

My daughter had the same thing. The pediatric opthalmologist told us he would see us at 6 months but wouldn't do anything until closer to 9+ months in order to give her a chance to outgrow it. He had us put warm cloths on the eye every morning and evening and rub the tear duct with the warm cloth(kind of like you are massaging the tear duct). They never cleared up and eventually they had to poke the ducts to open them up when she was 9 months old and we haven't had any problems with them since. Its a pretty crazy procedure so I'm glad I did it while she was still pretty young. I can't imagine holding a 1 year old down to have it done!

Just wanted to add that my son had this when he was born...looked like he had a knot in the corner of his eye. It progressively got worse(bigger) but the doctor didn't seem too concerned. I finally decided to try and do something for it when he was about 3 weeks old or so because it just looked horrible. After researching it online...I decided to put some drops of breast milk in his eye and then did the massaging under the eye towards the inner corner of his eye. It started draining immediately. After that I didn't have to do anything more. It cleared up on its own.

My son was born March 27th and the pediatrician says he has one tear duct that is undeveloped. He also says that most kids outgrow it by age one. His advice to me was start in the corner of the eye, up by the nose, and rub my finger down the bone. He said to do this at least 3 times a day but just whenever I think of it. I'm sure this is easier with a newborn than a 5 month old but you might try it. As far as the opthamologist not doing anything until a year old, that is what my pediaterician told me as well.

our daughter was the same way...we gently massaged in downward strokes from the top of her nose by her tear duct down. it resolved itself over time. She sometimes get a clogged duct every so often and i just massage the area and it fixes itself within a few days.

Hi R.! I am an optometrist and actually the best thing now is warm compresses with a washcloth. Gently massage the tear duct with the warm compress 3-4 times a day for a few minutes (as long as she allows). I also put Erythromycin ointment on my son's eye a couple of times a day to help with the mattering. This is a prescription so ask your ped. The ducts will usually open on their own but I know alot of MD's won't operate until 1 year unless the tear duct becomes extremely swollen. Hope this helps!

My ds had a blocked tear duct for 5 months and I did everything I knew to get rid of it - massages, warm compresses, etc. I finally read online that breastmilk helps clear it up. So, if you're breastfeeding - just sqeeze some in her eye! It sounds crazy but after 5 months of my son's tear duct being blocked I did this and 2 DAYS later it was all cleared up!! Totally clear! Something in breastmilk works! I've heard it even works for pink eye or any eye infection!

Good luck!

M.
Julia 6
Mallory 4
Trey 6 1/2 mo

My son had that when he was just a couple weeks old....it looked awful! I just took a baby wash cloth, warmed it up as warm as he could tolerate, and very gently massaged it every few hours. This took care of it pretty quickly. Good luck!

My son had the same thing and it resolved on its own. We just gently massaged the corner of his eye (inner corner near the nose) with a warm wash cloth but never rubbed it hard, just gentle circles. Our physician told us to let him cry a bit longer than we normally would to help it flow more...yes, we jumped at the slightest whimper so telling me to give him 2-5 minutes of crying was torture.

We were told that if by 1 year of age it was not cleared, our son could be a candidate for surgery. We never used any medications nor had the surgery, it cleared up on its own.

Praying for you and your little angel,

J. S.

My daughter had a blocked tear duct as well when she was an infant. My doc recommended massaging the area several times daily starting when she was about 3-4 weeks old. We were not successful opening the duct with that method and went to a specialist when she was 6 months old. It was a very short procedure and her duct has been fine since. If memory serves, they wrapped her up on papoose board and used a small prob to open the blockage. That was 7 1/2 years ago so maybe the age recommendation has changed, but at that time our doc definitely recommended opening the duct before she turned 1. There is a website kidshealth.org that has some information about blocked tear ducts, the massage method and also a recommendation on when the duct should be opened surgically. Hope you find it helpful.

C. B

Hi R..

I would take your little angel to an opthamologist. I find it is always better when dealing with a specific problem to find a specialist. It would at least be worth a call. I'd let them know your daughter's age up front and if she is too young a patient for them, ask if they could refer you to an eye doctor who specializes in problems of very young children. You could also contact the nurse hotline in the children's hospital nearest you and ask them for a referral. Or ask your pediatrician. While she may think another doctor will not treat your daughter, you could ask for referral anyway. After all...She is your baby and I would go with my gut and pursue treatment options. Don't let the doctor dictate to you if you feel the advise is wrong. You know your child and your situation better than anyone else. We use Dr. Cooper or Dr. Le with Eyecare Associates of Texas. They don't see children before the age of 7 for eye exams, but are both MD's and may treat eye issues in younger children. It would be a place to start if you don't have an eye doctor of your own. The number is ###-###-####. Best of luck.

Please take her to a specialist... This sounds like a case of the doctor not knowing best. It never hurts to get a second opinion but it can always do harm if you limit your knowledge base. I'd rather find out from a specialist that you have to wait awhile... vs finding out that you should have done the procedure months ago for a successful outcome.

My son had this problem when he was an infant. He had scrapping of the duct done. I know several other child that have had this procedure done. Some grow out of it after a while and others need medical attention. At first I used warm clothes and laid them on his eyes. I was told to massage the eye every night for five minutes. Then we were given an eye cream. Finally, the doctor sent us to a specialist and they decided to do the scrapping.

Maybe that is something you should ask about.

Best of luck!

My daughter had the same thing and her doctor prescribed VIGAMOX (moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) and this seemed to do the trick for us.

I would ask for a second opinion from another pediatrician or even an opthamologist. I remember my cousin having this problem and having surgery to have the tear duct unblocked around 6 or 7 months, it may have been as late as 9 months but I know it was before he was a year old.

My daughter had this when she was about 2 months old, we went in frequently for this and they finally gave us a topical gel to use on it ( I cannot remember the name.) But, the RX seemed to help and we also massaged it 2 times a day with a warm rag, it finally went away.
Good luck!

My daughter also had a blocked tear duct and her doc told us to massage from right above the corner of the eye & down the nose. 5-10 times a day. And of course wipe it with a warm wet cloth to remove the drainage. After about 3 weeks of this it has never come back and she is almost 6 months.
Hope this helps!

Hi R.,
Both my first and second daughters had just what you are describing, so much so that in their baby pics that eye was always pink! (Same eye, maybe it was an inherited thing...?) Did your pedi recommend massaging the area with your (freshly washed, of course) pinky finger? You start at the corner of the bad eye and very gently in a slight circular motion massage down a bit, and repeat. I can't remember how many times a day, but often. Both pedi's I saw for each girl recommended this. With my first daughter I wasn't as diligent with doing it because it annoyed her, and she ended up at 11 months having to have it surgically unblocked. :( So when my second daughter came along with it, I was very diligent about massaging the area frequently and sure enough after a short time it totally cleared up on it's own. (But if your little one does eventually have to have it surgically repaired, it's not a big deal at all, so don't worry too much. With my little one we went in early morning and by that same afternoon when we got home it was almost like nothing had happened, except that her eye didn't water uncontrollably anymore!)

But try the massaging, I really think it will help!
Take care,
K. :)

I know its a total pain - my daughter had the same trouble. But it may clear up on its own. We finally saw a specialist at 9 months old and after he described the procedure to me I felt like I should just give it a little more time to heal on its own. It ended up clearing up just fine without any help. Just a suggestion or try to see a different doctor for another opinion. Cleaning the area with a warm moist towel was what helped the most.

Hi R.. My daughter had both tear ducts blocked when she was born and her left duct has spontaneously opened (a few months ago) and I am waiting for the right to do the same. It still, at 10 1/2 monts old, gets crusty, watery and goopy. It is VERY common in babies and most will outgrow it between 9-12 months. You can help it along by gently massaging the tear duct w/ your finger a few times a day and when she is "goopy" use a soft baby washcloth moistened w/ tepid/warm water to gently remove. Some babies require eye drops (antibiotics) b/c they can get a secondary "pink eye" w/ blocked tear ducts. They are typically only used when the eye looks infected (red, increased "eye boogers", etc). AND some babies will not spontaneously have their ducts open and will need to see an opthalmologist to have it opened -- referral depends on the severity, number of infections, and if it hasn't resolved on its own by about 9-12 months old. Hope this helps.

my daughter had that also - her doc noticed it right off - gave us some ointment for it - it took a little while but it eventually opened up on it's own so she didn't need surgery - i would suggest waiting a little longer to see if it can heal on it's own since it was misdiagnosed in the first place and treated wrong - google it to see if there are any suggestions to help it - also maybe try a different doc???

My daughter had this - born with it. Her doctor gave me drops to put in her eye and I had to put a warm rag over it for a little and then rub it (from away to toward the duct). We did this for about a week when one time all this goop came out of it. I called the doctor and he said it had finally unclogged but to keep up the things for another week to make sure it did not re-glog up. We did and everything was fine. My daughter is now 8.

My son's blocked tear duct cleared up by the time he was a year old. If it hadn't, the doctor planned to unblock it with some sort of instrument that I had heard was quite painful. I really didn't want my child to have to go through that and was thankful it cleared up on it's own. I would suggest giving it a year to give it a chance to heal itself.

I went through this and it is worth being concerned about. My son had a clogged tear duct when he was very little. His was unblocked at 6 months and he was in glasses at 9 months old. I hope you are not alarmed. His left eye started wandering due to the clogged tear duct, (what the doctor told me). We had to see an opthamologist to have the tear duct unclogged. It is a simple procedure done in the office, but they can only give topical numbing. It is quick and the pain goes away soon after. Once my son's tear duct was unclogged it didn't come back, but he had lost some vision. Hopefully your daughter won't have the severity of my son, but it is worth looking into further. You should go see a new doctor. I can't believe that they have left you hanging like this!!
Good luck!

R.,
Two of my three daughters had this. The first one cleared up with anitbotics and the massaging everyone has mentioned. The second one did not. We did the medicine, the massaging and even had it "unclogged" twice in the office. It did not work. The doctors want to wait until they are older because their tear duct often changes and grows and the cause for the blockage goes away as they get older. But not so with little Madison. So, we had surgery. By the way, Dr. Stager ###-###-#### - 3900 W 15th St, #406, Plano, TX. He did the surgery at Children's in Dallas. It was a VERY short procedure that worked. Madison was 18 months old. The procedure was a minor one, for the doctor. For us, we were nervous. But everything was wonderful.

Good luck and let me know if there is anything else you need.

Warm wash cloth... hold it there as long as you can. And then gently rub up from beside her nose to the corner of her eye. I've actually had stuff clogged as an adult and gotten it unclogged that way.

Hi R.!

My daughter, who is 7 months old now, had the same problem when she was 2 months old. The doctor just told me to take a warm wash cloth and massage the corner of her eye nearest her nose, in an upward and out motion. I would wipe it that way every time she had the boogery things in it. It took about a week and it went away for good.

Hope this helps!

Hi R.,

My son had a blocked Tear Duct when he was born. My son's doctor told us from the beginning that it was a Block Tear Duct and she waited for a couple of months to see if it would clear up which it didn't so she refered us to:

Pediatric Ophthalmology
Eric A. Packwood, MD
www.pedieyes.com

I believe he was about 5 or 6 months old. He ended up giving us some strong antibiotic for his eye and it cleared up. That doctor was very helpful. He is located in Fort Worth, TX. I hope this help you with your problem....oh yeah...the eye doctor did say it's better to do something about before he is one years old because then he would have to have surgery. Just visit the website...it gives you more info.

I know someone who took her baby to a get a procedure done for the same condition and her child wasn't 1 yr. old yet. So, I don't see why you could do the same thing? It is an in office procedure. Are you just needing the referral? If not I would go ahead and meet with one and see if they want to go ahead and do the procedure.

Both my eldest daughter and my cousin (born only a month apart) had this issue. Luckily, my daughter's cleared up by doing what another responder said...rubbing with clean hands or a wash cloth in gently circles from the side of her nose to the corner of her eye.

My cousin's didn't clear up, unfortunately and had to be opened. I don't know the specifics of the procedure, but he was definitely younger than a year old when it was done.

My 10 month old had a blocked tear duct. It was a problem from the time she was 2 weeks old until 7 or 8 months old. I don't know when it cleared up exactly. Someone asked about it a few weeks ago and I had totally forgotten about it, it just disappeared.

Anyway, we just wiped it with a warm washcloth several times a day. There was a time when it was infected and she had to have drops (which was very obvious to us because it was so goopey it would get stuck shut several times a day) but other than that we didn't do any drops.

I was told that at 6 months we could have it fixed if we needed to. If I were you I would check with a opthamologist if it doesn't get better soon. Also, if it hasn't been a problem since she was very young I would wonder if that's what it is (you didn't say when it started, so I'm not sure).

For us it was more of an annoyance. It looked bad but didn't seem to bother her. There were a few times that the corner of her eye would get red and irritated. Our Dr. told us to use vasaline on the area because it would not hurt their eye if it gets in it.

My daughter had a blocked tear duct for months. She never out grew it after months of wiping,and finally, as a baby had to have it opened up with a wand. Non-surgical proceedure that took less than 30 seconds and she has been fine ever since. Ask your pedi what is the earliest age you could do this and save you and your baby lot's of grief. C.

My daughter had the same thing. It is rare for it not to clear up after a year old, so that is why they wait. My daughter's blocked tear duct wouldn't clear up on its own (not very common for this to happen), so we had a stint (very tiny) put in it and left it there for about 9 months (maybe it was 6, I can't remember). The surgery was very minor and quick. My daughter's eye never had problems since. We had a WONDERFUL pediatric eye doctor named DR. Beauchamp at Baylor in Grapevine. He was so good with our daughter. Don't worry though, it may cure itself on its own. Use a CLEAN warm towel and massage it and that helps sometimes. But if she ends up needing the minor surgery, it was pretty easy and my daughter felt so much better not having the eye problem. Good luck!

J.

i would suggest an herb called eyebright. you may get it in a loose leaf form and boil hot water and let it steep like tea leaves then dip a cotton pad in it (after it cools) and gently apply to the affected eye. it also comes in a box like tea with individual bags which you could apply directly to the eye. i have used this safely on my babies, kittens and puppies. i think it might help...

i know its over now, but also keep in mind cranio sacral therapy...very gentle and very very effective...especially if she gets any other eye problems, or ear infections...the blocked duct can be a sign that there is some need for CST