What anesthetic does lacrimal passage flush use

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Some time ago, I visited my friend's baby and found that his eyes were always red and he shed tears unconsciously. After seeing the doctor, I learned that it was caused by inflammation of lacrimal sac and needed to do lacrimal duct irrigation. Today, let me talk about the anesthetic for lacrimal duct irrigation.

What anesthetic does lacrimal passage flush use

First: General lacrimal irrigation does not need anesthesia. Lacrimal sac inflammation or lacrimal duct is not unobstructed, you can do irrigation, because it is not painful, generally do not need anesthesia. But the baby is very small, I'm afraid it's not easy to cooperate. Anesthetic is to make the baby more comfortable, the dose is very small, no side effects.

Second: neonatal dacryocystitis is a more common external eye disease, caused by the obstruction of nasolacrimal duct. Usually, the outlet of nasolacrimal duct is sealed by film. Most newborns produce tears at the same time, the film will rupture automatically (generally in 3-4 weeks after birth), and the lacrimal passage begins to be unblocked. However, a few newborns have thick film or because of the nasolacrimal duct Congenital stenosis or nasal septum deformity, resulting in lacrimal passage obstruction.

Third: the anesthetic used for the baby is local mucosal anesthesia, efficacy will soon disappear, without any side effects. Local anesthetics have strong effects, and they are usually used. They are filled with irrigating liquid and connected with self-made lacrimal passage irrigator for standby. The patient takes a sitting position, tilts his head back, and drips surface anesthetics into the inner canthus.

matters needing attention

For eye problems should be timely to the hospital for treatment, according to the doctor's advice, massage or eye drops, pay attention to eye problems and eye diseases.