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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access originally published online on December 6, 2006
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2007 53(1):68-69; doi:10.1093/tropej/fml063
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Switch from Antibiotic Eye Drops to Instillation of Mother's Milk Drops as a Treatment of Infant Epiphora

Sergio Verd

Paediatric Clinic, Av. Alejandro Rosselló 10, Palma de Mallorca 07002, Spain

Correspondence: Sergio Verd, MD, Paediatric Clinic, Av. Alejandro Rosselló 10, Palma de Mallorca 07002, Spain. E-mail < sverd{at}telefonica.net>.


  Abstract

In a paediatric practice, the management of patients with signs and symptoms of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLO) was switched from topical antibiotic to topical mother's milk (MM) -based regimens. The conservative management of this condition includes frequent cleansing of the lids, digital lacrimal sac massage, and application of topical antibiotic drops when there is a mucopurulent discharge. The method for managing CNLO has evolved in our office of paediatrics during the past 7 years. This change was initiated by some mothers who have applied traditional therapy: MM eye drops. This evolution has been accompanied by a number of articles from the mid 1990s into the 2000s on safety of MM eye drops in case of neonatal conjunctivitis, and on the anti-inflammatory characteristics and antibacterial activity of topical MM.

Key Words: breast feeding • human milk • lacrimal duct obstruction • infant • newborn • diseases


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Mother's milk drops for treatment of epiphora in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Parijat Chandra, et al.
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