The baby’s eyes are always teary. Look closely at the lower eyelid near the inner corner of the eye, where the eyelashes are growing inward against the eyeball. Due to the stimulation of these small eyelashes, your baby will often have teary eyes. This condition is called congenital entropion. There are two main causes of congenital entropion: one is due to the flat, underdeveloped root of the baby’s nose, which can cause the lower eyelid to turn inward against the nose; the other is due to the overdevelopment of the orbicularis oculi muscle within the baby’s eyelid and poor lid development. What are the symptoms of inverted eyelashes? When opening or closing the eyes, the eyelashes rub against the cornea or conjunctiva, causing eye discomfort, tearing and a foreign body sensation. In the most serious cases, the inverted eyelashes are like “brushes” that constantly rub the transparent and delicate cornea, which, over time, can gradually cloud the black eye and affect vision. What should I do if I find my baby’s eyelashes? If you find your child has ingrown eyelashes, do not use tweezers to pluck the eyelashes, as this is very dangerous because it does not destroy the hair follicle and the eyelashes will grow back after being plucked. In infants and young children, impingement occurs mainly on the inner side of the lower lid. Due to their young age, their small eyelashes are very soft and usually do not damage the cornea. However, if your baby reaches the age of 3 and still has severe and irritating symptoms, not only does he or she tend to tear, but he or she also blinks frequently, rubs his or her eyes with his or her hands, and looks askew, then you should go to the hospital for surgery to correct the problem. Care and treatment of entropion: 1. Parents should gently massage the baby’s lower eyelids with both hands several times a day. 2. If the impingement rubs against the cornea and symptoms such as eye grinding and congestion occur, a long rubber plaster can be temporarily applied with one end fixed to the lower lid margin and the other end taped to the cheek skin to tug the lower lid outward just enough to correct the entropion so as not to cause lid ectropion that can lead to tearing. This is a temporary method and can be harmful to the baby’s tender skin. 3. For children with severe ingrown eyelashes, they should be surgically corrected in the hospital.