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Blocked Tear Duct / Dacryostenosis
General Info about Blocked Tear Duct

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This is a common condition affecting newborns. The partial or complete obstruction in the duct system that carries tears away from the eye is known as "Dacryostenosis."

One or both eyes can be constantly filled with tears or mucus. Infection of the tear duct or gland is called dacryocystitis. This can be contagious.

Latest Publication and Research on Blocked Tear Duct - Updated on 12/01/2011

Management of extensive maxillofacial trauma with bony foreign body within the orbit from a chainsaw injury. - Published by PubMed

Management of extensive maxillofacial trauma with bony foreign body within the orbit from a chainsaw injury. - Published by PubMed

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Posted by: JasonG1985(Guest) Posted on: 02/01/2011

Getting DCR surgury on the 11th at the Shiley Eye Center in San Diego for my closed tear duct.

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Posted by: ctnana(Guest) Posted on: 10/10/2011

did this work for you? i have draining from both my eyes like i am crying and they think there is a blockage somewhere in the tear ducts , have an appt thursday ....just wanted to know if this helped

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Posted by: Ajay_bhopal Posted on: 03/06/2010

My new baby got Blocked Tear Duct(Dacryostenosis), the 6 days old baby has to be treated surgically at Holy Family Hospital, Delhi, India on 4th March 2010 by expert doctors.

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Posted by: kush25(Guest) Posted on: 02/28/2009

I think my tear duct on the left side is blocked a little because my nose get swollen really bad but the tears in my eye go down fine does anyone know if that sounds like a blocked tear duct?

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Posted by: guest Posted on: 03/18/2010

You may experiment taking
glasses of water with tolerable quantity of
lemon juice. caution:Too much lemon juice may lead to
diarrhea; watch your tolerance limits.
pl. reply if your experiment yields beneficial resulta eiyher immediately or after a few days'

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Posted by: AnneMcIntyre(Guest) Posted on: 01/10/2009

Dear Pat, I have now also got a blocked tear duct and have been told by my doctor that what you had is able to be done easily with no pain. Did you have a sinus infection before it happened that caused it? only one eye is affected and yes I have a sinus infection.

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Posted by: Pat Weinmann Posted on: 12/29/2008

My eye doctor stretched the opening-inserted what felt like a needle & irrigated the duct w/salt water. It did hurt briefly, but it did open the duct up. Eye drops 3X daily followed...so far so good.

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