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2 Year Old With Tearing Of The Eye, Frequent Viral Infections. Need To Go To The Doctor?
My son is two years old now. he satrted having tears in his left eye when he was around 5 months old. i took him to the doct and she suggested thr is nthing to worry about - it will be ok aftera while.. but it continued and now he is two years old but stil his left eye keep tearing every now and then.. he suffers from viral flu and sutffy nose almost every second month..kindly let me know do i need to see some doc for it? my son was born via c-section in 32 we4eks with a weight of 1.8 kg..his initital test for eyes were ok but they said do follw up after a month which i didnt do as my paediatrician told me no need. please advise
Wed, 22 May 2013
Something very important to know is your son history.
did he spent time in the newborn intensive care unit when he was born? for how long? when he was discharged?
did he has any eye problem when he was born? Any respiratory problem?
Why he was preterm? etc.
Usually for preterm babies evaluation and follow up of eyes and lungs are very important during the first 2 years of life.
If your son is older than 2 years and is doing fine, I think there is nothing else to worry about. He just need his regular follow ups.
did he spent time in the newborn intensive care unit when he was born? for how long? when he was discharged?
did he has any eye problem when he was born? Any respiratory problem?
Why he was preterm? etc.
Usually for preterm babies evaluation and follow up of eyes and lungs are very important during the first 2 years of life.
If your son is older than 2 years and is doing fine, I think there is nothing else to worry about. He just need his regular follow ups.
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