Emma's six-month-old daughter, Olivia, had been experiencing issues with her tear duct. Olivia's eye would get red, swollen, and watery, and Emma noticed that she wasn't producing tears properly. After consulting with their pediatrician, Emma learned that Olivia had a blocked tear duct.
Blocked Tear Duct Treatment - American Academy of Ophthalmology massage for blocked tear duct
Tears are produced by the lacrimal gland above the eye. They wash over the eye and drain through two small openings (puncta) on the inner corner of the eyelids. From there, tears travel through the nasolacrimal duct into the nose. When this duct is blocked, tears have nowhere to go, causing them to spill over the eyelid (epiphora) and pool in the eye. Emma's six-month-old daughter