pediatric topics
pediatric topics
- Cholesterol
- Pump Up the Diet with Iron
- Massage Blocked Tear Duct
- I like families to massage the tear duct with 10 downward strokes. I like to have the families do this about 4 times a day. 95% of babies will outgrow this problem by 9 months of age. If the baby does not outgrow a blocked tear duct by 9 months of age, Dr. Oshiro likes to refer the baby to a pediatric ophthalmologist. The ophthalmologist will typically recommend a surgery to open up the tear duct.
- This is the best YouTube video that I found for massaging a blocked tear duct.