Congenital Naso-Lacrimal duct blockage ( Child with a watery eye)

Sometimes children have a watery sticky eye due to blockage of the pathway which drains the tears of the eye into the nose ( NLD ). In most cases the duct opens up by the time the child is 8-9months. One needs to keep the eye clean and massage as the doctor advises. In cases where it doesn’t spontaneously open by 1 year of age, a procedure of syringing and probing may be required.

NLD block in adults

Duct blocks in adults are usually due to infections. In the acute cases, it may be corrected by antibiotics. The chronic cases usually need surgical correction. This surgery is called Dacryo-cysto Rhinostomy ( DCR) and maybe done externally (conventional DCR), Through the nose ( Endonasal DCR) and using a Laser ( Laser DCR)