What is Tear Duct Obstruction and How is it Treated?
Tears secreted from the tear glands inside the eyelids moisturize and clean the eye and enable the eyelids to open and close easily. The tears that have completed their duty flow to our nose and throat through two holes in the upper and lower lids of the inner part of our eyes. It occurs because it does not open fully. The baby constantly experiences tearing, burring, swelling on the side of the nose root, and inflammation of the eye when this bottle is pressed.
Treatment; If there is inflammation, antibiotic drops and ointments are given. After the inflammation subsides, the massage your doctor will show you is very important. In most patients, the tear ducts are opened with massage within the first year. A procedure called probing is performed on the clogged duct that does not open for a year despite the massage. If the canal is not opened with the first probing, a second probing is performed 2-3 months later. With these treatments, 99% of the patients are cured. If the duct is still not opened despite these treatments, a surgery called dacryocystorhinostomy should be performed after the age of 3.
Tear duct obstruction in adults
Tear duct obstruction is more common in women. There is constant tearing, inflammation, swelling at the root of the nose, and sometimes tear sac abscess formation. The only treatment for tear duct obstruction in adults is surgery. Surgeries are performed in three ways: open surgery, closed surgery through the nose, and surgery using the Multidiode DCR Laser technique. In our hospital, Multidiode DCR Laser surgery may be preferred. The most important advantages of this surgery over other surgeries are;
- It is performed with local anesthesia.
- It takes approximately 8-10 minutes, there is no incision, stitch scar or bleeding in the procedure.
- The patient continues his daily life the next day.
- It is suitable for patients who have previously had surgery on the tear duct but did not get results.
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