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Inflammatory lesions may include the tear ducts or the lacrimal sac, into which pathogenic bacteria or fungi can easily penetrate.
With inflammation, swelling, soreness and redness of the skin in the inner corner of the eyelids develop. When we compress this area, purulent content flows out of the tear duct through the lacrimal opening. When the inflammation covers the entire lacrimal sac, a large inflammatory infiltrate forms on the lateral wall of the nose. Pus that has accumulated in the lacrimal sac can pass through the skin fistula to the outside. Acute symptoms resolve, but the abnormal connection of the lacrimal sac with the skin surface remains. Acute inflammation of the tear ducts must be treated in an ophthalmic hospital to avoid complications.
The inflammation is sometimes chronic, leading to scarring of the tear ducts and permanent tearing. In the initial stage of the disease, the tear ducts can be unblocked with a special probe, preventing further complications.
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Treatment of conjunctivitis is also important. In the event of scarring of the tear duct, it is sometimes necessary to remove the lacrimal sac, or to create a connection between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity by means of a surgical procedure.
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac also happens in newborns. It develops soon after birth, with symptoms similar to those in adults. The most common cause of the disease is a delay in the development of the tear ducts and the stagnation of tears, which become secondary to bacterial infection.
Treatment
In the initial stage of the disease, you can try to unblock the tear ducts by massaging the area around the lacrimal sac. In advanced stages, the lacrimal pathways need to be opened by washing or probing. It is a procedure that requires a lot of experience and should only be performed in a hospital or ophthalmology clinic.
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