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Tear duct blockage
My son is 3 month old . His tear duct is blocked and I used to massage him and give him vigamox drop but discharge does not go totally. Can I change the drop and switch to Toba drop? Please tell me and how much time to take to clear his tear duct totally and stop discharging from eyes?
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Yes ..you can switch to toba eye drop 4 times a day. Continue criggler massage 10 strokes each time for four times a day followed by instillation of toba eye drop.
Maintain hygiene.
With proper massage condition usually improves in 3 to 4 months
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You can continue Criggler massage 10 strokes 4 times a day for 2 months.
Use toba eye drop 4times a day for a week , only if there is discharge.
Consult sos
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Dr. Jayanthi J
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Tiruvannamalai
With proper massage this condition will improve ..u can cont this treatment till he is 1yr of age.. u can definitely use toba e/d
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Vadodara
Tears from eyes go to nose via a duct.
This duct may be blocked in children less than 6 months old.
Circular massage called criggler massage over the bony area joining nose and eye- (where nasolacrimal sac is placed) opens the duct and flow of tears will go to nose .
Maintain hygiene.
Massage should be done 4 times in a day.
And in each session atleast 20 times.
Do this massage properly with your clean little pinky finger and nail of the finger should be cut to avoid injury.
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Toba eye ointment is safer.
but if discharge is more, use it.
otherwise do only massage.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
You can use Toba eye drops. The eye drop is to be instilled after the massage, otherwise it will not go inside the lacrimal passages.
Mainstay of the treatment is proper massage.
Please consult an ophthalmologist online or in clinic to know the proper way of doing massage.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can use Toba eye drops. Pl continue the massage. If the discharge does not subside, pl consult paediatric ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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