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milky white to yellow discharge from the tear duct on bottom

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milky white to yellow discharge from the tear duct on bottom right eye

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Gender: female
Age: 51

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try using warm moist towels and I still having a lot of milky white to yellow discharge coming from the lower right tear duct several times a day and sometime if I use a cottonswab on the end of the tear duct it will sometimes pop and I get alot of the discharge that covers half of my eye.

Submitted: 1152 days and 4 hours ago.

Category: Eye

Value: $9

Status: CLOSED

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Expert: Dr.S Riaz replied 1152 days and 4 hours ago.

Hello,

You could be having acute dacryocystitis i.e. inflammation and infection of tear sac. You'll require a course of oral anti-biotics like Amoxycillin along with anti-inflammatory drugs. If pain and redness is not there then it could be chronic dacryocystitis.You need to see an ophthalmologist early. Thanks and best wishes.

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