Swelling in the inner corner of your eye could be a sign of a number of different conditions, including infections of the tear ducts, the sweat glands in your eyelids or the glands that produce fluids to lubricate your eyes. Consult your primary...
Conjunctivitis, an eye infection more commonly known as pink eye, occurs in adults and children causing symptoms, such as eye itching, irritation, redness and eyelid inflammation. Your child may also experience excessive tearing and a thick...
Tear duct blockage can be caused by a partial or complete obstruction in the ear drainage system, says the Mayo Clinic. The drainage system starts at the inner corner of the eye and works to remove tears from the surface of the eye into the nose....
The eyelids, or palpebrae, have some of the thinnest skin of the body and serve to protect the eyes. The eyelashes also protect the eyes from sweat, dust and debris. Secretions such as tears keep the eyes moist. Infections and inflammation can...
Eye infections in babies may stem from a variety of causes and can strike at any time during infancy. Some babies may come into contact with bacteria or viruses during their passage through the birth canal and develop an infection this way. Others...
Infections around the eye are not usually life-threatening, but may cause a lot of discomfort. There are a variety of infections around the eye that are easily treated by your doctor. It is important to see your doctor if you think you have an...
The tear duct, also called a lacrimal duct or a nasolacrimal duct, drains tears from the eye and filters them into the nose. The tear duct is located at the inner corner of each eye. Up to 20 percent of newborns have a blockage in one tear duct,...
The tear ducts sit near corner of the eyelids, closest to the nose. At times, the duct, called the lacrimal duct, has a blockage, and a person may have excessive tearing and frequent eye infections. The blockage may result from poorly formed ducts...
Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of the lining in the eyelid and the white portion of the eye. The inflammation occurs due to a viral or bacterial infection, a blocked tear duct in infants or from an allergy. Allergic pink...
Newborn babies are routinely given eyedrops shortly after birth to prevent eye damage from possible infection. The drops usually contain an antibiotic, and they are meant to protect the baby from bacteria or viruses in the mother's birth canal....
Minor ailments such as headaches, nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes occur in everyone from time to time. Although bothersome, they often are no cause for concern and can be treated easily at home. In some cases, the symptoms are related....
Red, swollen eyes are not an uncommon sight in children. Pink eye and other eye infections tend to run rampant through elementary schools during the winter. When tear ducts, the channels that allow your tears to drain through your nose, become...
As a new parent, you watch for signs of discomfort or problems in your baby, and monitoring for eye problems makes up only a small part of the list of things you worry about. If your infant has drainage from her eyes this could indicate a serious...
Watery eyes, or epiphoria, occur when the eyes produce too much tears or when the tear ducts fail to drain properly. While tears are necessary for lubricating and protecting the eyes, excessive tearing is uncomfortable and unhealthy. Determining...
Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues around the eye. It consists of two different types of infection. One involves the skin and tissues of the eye and the other involves the tear duct. When infection involves the eye and its...
Eyes have tear ducts in the corner of the eyelids, close to the nose, and these ducts drain excess tears from the eye. Some people have a blockage of the duct, a condition doctors refer to as dacryostenosis. A blocked tear duct may occur in adults...
Dry eye occurs when the eye does not produce enough tears or the tears don't work properly to keep the eye lubricated, says the National Eye Institute. This can lead to serious problems including pain, ulcers, scarring and even vision loss....
Blocked tear ducts cause excessive tearing and eye irritation because the tears cannot drain normally, according to MayoClinic.com. Typically, the tears drain out of small holes in the corner of the eye, and then pass through tiny tubes into the...
The tear duct may become blocked due to underdevelopment in infants, infection, injury or tumor in children and adults. The University of Maryland Medical Center explains that a tube called the nasolacrimal duct normally drains tears from the eye...
Conjunctivitis, or "pink eye," is a common condition affecting infants. According to a 2007 review article published in "Infectious Disease Clinics of North America," conjunctivitis is the most common eye condition from birth to 6 years. Pink eye...
An infant cannot tell her parent about eye discomfort or other early signs of an eye problem, so you need to watch for visible signs of a condition. Swollen eyelids, one of the most visible indicators, may accompany other symptoms such as redness,...
New parents must stay alert to any changes in their infant's behavior or physical symptoms of a possible problem. One such sign is a puffy eyelid, which may not indicate a problem but simply stem from a bout of crying. However, swelling of the...
Vision problems in babies can prove difficult to assess, since babies can't verbalize a loss or change in vision. Some eye conditions that affect babies are visually obvious. Other conditions are known risks of certain medical procedures, such as...
At birth, your newborn can see light and colors and focus on objects that are very close. According to the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, a newborn's vision is approximately 20/400, and slowly...
Newborns can develop a number of condition that alarm new parents but have little or no medical significance. A whitish collection of mucous-looking material that accumulates in the corners of newborn eyes falls into this category. Several factors...
Infants and children can develop a variety of different eye diseases. Some of these conditions like strabismus or cataract can impact the development of the eye. But if these conditions are diagnosed early enough, the child can treated and the...
Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membranes (conjunctiva) that line your eyelid and part of your eyeball. The cause of pink eye is commonly a bacterial or viral infection, an allergic reaction or, in...