What to do if your baby’s eyes are always tearing up with boogers?

Baby’s eyes always have tears and boogers, usually due to dacryocystitis, nasolacrimal duct, conjunctivitis and other symptoms, need to go to the hospital to identify the cause of the disease, symptomatic treatment. 1. Dacryocystitis: Dacryocystitis usually leads to red eyes, tearing, accompanied by purulent secretion overflow and other symptoms, which may appear in the eyes always have tears and eye boogers. It is recommended to go to the hospital immediately. Suitable antibiotic treatment, such as cefixime, can be used to improve the symptoms, and surgical treatment, such as nasal lacrimal sac anastomosis, can be performed if necessary. 2. Nasolacrimal duct incompetence: it refers to a layer of membranous material at the exit of nasolacrimal duct of newborn babies. If the membrane is thicker and not ruptured, it may block the nasolacrimal duct passage, leading to symptoms such as tearing and yellow or green eye droppings. If a bacterial infection is considered, antibiotics can be used to prevent and treat the infection, such as cefixime. If symptoms are more severe, tear duct pressure irrigation may be needed. 3. Conjunctivitis: Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, usually causes redness of the eyes, excessive secretions, tearing and other symptoms, thus leading to the baby’s eyes are always running tears and eye boogers. It is recommended to seek timely medical treatment for the cause of the disease, use appropriate medication under the guidance of the doctor, and when bacterial infection, you can use sensitive antibiotic eye drops (such as levofloxacin eye drops). If your baby has frequent symptoms of watery eyes and eye droppings, it is recommended that you consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. In daily life, care should be taken not to let the baby rub his/her eyes with his/her hands. All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s supervision.