18/01/2026
Sticky eye is quiet common in new borns.
The tube connecting eye to nose is the lacrimal duct. It is still filled with debris post delivery and needs a gentle eye massage before each feed for the drainage of tears to get gng.
Rarely the tears accumulate and form a sticky eye.
Here I have shown use of artificial tears ( REFRESH TEARS) to drain the eye of secretions.
Never use an antibiotic eye drops in the babies eye unless prescribed by a pediatrician. As most sticky eyes are a result of NASOLACRIMAL DUCT block rather than an infection.
CHEERS FOR THE DAY