Blocked tear duct popping.

[justmewithmylifetoday]

DS has had a blocked tear duct since a newborn. He is now 10.5 months. We've tried eye drops twice. Currently been prescribed more (over phone not seen doc) but there's a supplier issue so unable to get any at present.

We've been wiping it and massaging the area to no avail.

Today he rubbed his eye and it rather dramatically and unexpectedly unleashed a stream of blood/gunk. Assuming this was the tear duct blockage clearing. It's now on and off leaked gunk and some pale blood.

Anyone else had the tear duct release in this way?

We were referred to eye specialist by GP when we spoke to her over the phone. Going to get Drs to look at his eye tommorrow.

My daughter had a suspected blocked tear duct. She used to get abscesses if we couldn't drain it by massaging. Sounds like you've cleared it by all that gunk coming out. Her eye Dr said hers was so bad that it needed operating on at 6 months. COVID happened and didn't get done until she was nearly 2 and it turned out that her tear duct actually hadn't developed so they have to for the duct through to her nose. Definitely see the GP just to get it checked.

Thanks for your reply @Polkadotpolkadot . Saw GP today who managed to sort some antibiotic drops out for us. Said to pop some in every 2 hours for 24 hrs then 4 times a day following that.

GP said she wasn't worried but it was 'unusual' for there to be blood with the gunk from his eye/tear duct. She also said it's unusual (but does happen) to have a gunky eye for so long. Started at around 2 weeks old, now approaching 11 months.

It's now a waiting game to see if the drops help or back to GP who will phone eye specialist.

Wondering if there are any opthalmologist's on here with any advice? It's the bleeding yesterday that worries me. GP said phone back if it happens again.

If it was a small abscess inside then blood is to be expected alongside the gunk.

Does he have a fever, or any redness or tenderness around the lacrimal sac (easiest thing is to google where that is, is basically just under the eye near the nose)? If he does he needs to be seen asap.

if not, it is probably just the blockage discharging.