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What Causes An Episode Of Severe Watering In The Left Eye?

My son is 8 months old. I put him in his crib and a few moments later her cried and screamed like he was hurt. I grabbed him n his left eye was watering like crazy. I don t know if he scratched it or what but now he is babing it i was wondering if I should take him to er
Fri, 5 May 2017
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if redness is also there then it could be trivial trauma to eye.
it is utter neccessary to have a thorough eye examination
you can safely use eye ointment tobramycin 2 times a day till you meet ophthalmologist
it could also be naso lacrimal duct obstruction or infection in eye which can only be rule out after examination in case of such a young infant
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What Causes An Episode Of Severe Watering In The Left Eye?

if redness is also there then it could be trivial trauma to eye. it is utter neccessary to have a thorough eye examination you can safely use eye ointment tobramycin 2 times a day till you meet ophthalmologist it could also be naso lacrimal duct obstruction or infection in eye which can only be rule out after examination in case of such a young infant