Suggest Treatment For Infection Of Tear Duct

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2015

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Question : I have dark spot on what looks like my tear duct that remive it has veeb there days now and now a discharge is coming from the same eye, it is causing pain...

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (1 minute later)

It looks lke an infecton of your tear duct. Contact your ophtalmologist.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Benard Shehu (4 minutes later)

The dark corner in my eye in the picture is what i was referring to. It is causing awrious vision propbls

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice...

Detailed Answer:
Hi back,

From what I see t looks lke a blockage in the tear duct which is complicated with duct infection (dark corner and discharge).

You should schedule an appointment with an ophthalmologist for further examinations and proper treatment (including antibiotics and surgery if needed).

Hope this was of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar