What should I do if the lacrimal passage is blocked?
In this case, parents should massage the lacrimal sac area from top to bottom on the bridge of the child's eyes every day. When massaging, the thumb clings to the skin and exerts force on the subcutaneous tear mark area to make it slide and massage from top to bottom. This massage can be carried out 2-4 times a day, accompanied by antibiotics and eye drops (such as rifampicin, etc. ) to use together, 3-4 times a day, each time 1-2 drops. Wipe the pus clean with a cotton swab before dropping the medicine.
If massage doesn't work, you can also go to the hospital and ask an ophthalmologist to wash the lacrimal passage repeatedly for your child. If it still doesn't work, probing the lacrimal passage should be done as soon as possible, otherwise it may cause inflammation of the tissues around the lacrimal sac or form a lacrimal sac fistula, which is extremely difficult to completely cure and will also affect the appearance.
What are the causes of lacrimal duct obstruction?
1. congenital and developmental factors. The most common is congenital Hasner valve obstruction, as well as congenital lacrimal atresia (including bony nasolacrimal duct atresia caused by bone malformation), congenital lacrimal punctum loss, nasal septum deviation and so on. Recently, it has been reported that there are cases of lacrimal duct obstruction caused by tooth ectopia.
2. inflammation. Local inflammation of the eyes, such as trachoma, acute and chronic conjunctivitis, blepharitis, acute and chronic dacryocystitis, sty, eyelid herpes, etc. Inflammation of adjacent tissues, such as hypertrophic rhinitis.
3. trauma. Lacrimal canaliculus injury is the most common, and other injuries include mechanical injury, burn (heat or acid and alkali), nasal bone and maxillary fracture involving lacrimal passage.
4. Foreign bodies. Dust, fallen eyelashes, etc.
5. Tumors. Lacrimal sac tumor, nasal and paranasal sinus tumor, etc.
6. Iatrogenic injury. Surgery (nose and sinus surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery), frequent or improper lacrimal duct irrigation and probing. Radiation injury caused by radiotherapy of local malignant tumor. Severe allergic reaction to drugs, such as after vaccination.
7. Some patients have unknown causes.
For children with blocked lacrimal passages, besides giving them a massage at home, the best way is to take them to the hospital for examination. Because doctors are the most professional. If your child's eyes are damaged by your own tinkering, you will feel guilty for life. Therefore, the obstruction of children's lacrimal passage should not be underestimated, which is not a small problem.