Re: One More Problem! Punctal agenesis!

[Guest guest]

Dylan had a tear duct probing of one eye when he was around a year, there

was a duct it just tended to get clogged (Narrow and underdeveloped?).

Kim L

> Hi All,

>

> After almost seven years and thinking we had at least identified all we had to

> regarding Jaecky's list of problems we now have one more!! Punctal agenesis (

> unformed tear drains causing watery eye). We of course knew of his watery eye

> as we had complained about it often enough and had been given drops etc for

> it, but THAT AIN'T MUCH USE IF THE TEAR DUCTS AIN'T THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!

> (well 3 of the 4 are not there). I did a bit of a search to try to make up for

> my lack of reading lately on this list but didn't find anything on this topic

> from you, of late anyway, and so wish to raise it.

>

> Our professor of Ophthalmology had missed it for over 6 years!! So what's

> wrong with that?? What's wrong is that Jaecky's right eye is his 'good' eye,

> albeit lousy, and when the eyelash is dripping muck it wipes across his

> glasses' lens and wipes out what little vision he tries to use!!

>

> From our experience may we suggest that if your child has a watery eye don't

> back off until they have checked it out fully! Maybe it could be something

> akin to the urinary reflux issue and the need for a full check.

>

> Does anyone else have this problem?

>

> God bless,

>

> Bruce (who still thinks of Charge as multi hypoplasia (underdevelopment) -and

> now has one more feature to reinforce that opinion.)

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Bruce,

Kendra, like Dylan, also had a tear duct probing. Kendra's was when she

was 3.5 years old. The same doctor found the colobomas that had been

missed up until that time, too. It seems that maybe Aubrie had some tear

duck issues also?

I think you are very astute to call CHARGE

multi-hypoplasia! ...Interesting and clever term.

Mom to Kendra, and Camille

At 09:32 PM 7/27/2004, you wrote:

>Dylan had a tear duct probing of one eye when he was around a year, there

>was a duct it just tended to get clogged (Narrow and underdeveloped?).

>

>Kim L

>

>

>

>

> > Hi All,

> >

> > After almost seven years and thinking we had at least identified all we

> had to

> > regarding Jaecky's list of problems we now have one more!! Punctal

> agenesis (

> > unformed tear drains causing watery eye). We of course knew of his

> watery eye

> > as we had complained about it often enough and had been given drops etc for

> > it, but THAT AIN'T MUCH USE IF THE TEAR DUCTS AIN'T THERE IN THE FIRST

> PLACE!!

> > (well 3 of the 4 are not there). I did a bit of a search to try to make

> up for

> > my lack of reading lately on this list but didn't find anything on this

> topic

> > from you, of late anyway, and so wish to raise it.

> >

> > Our professor of Ophthalmology had missed it for over 6 years!! So what's

> > wrong with that?? What's wrong is that Jaecky's right eye is his 'good'

> eye,

> > albeit lousy, and when the eyelash is dripping muck it wipes across his

> > glasses' lens and wipes out what little vision he tries to use!!

> >

> > From our experience may we suggest that if your child has a watery eye

> don't

> > back off until they have checked it out fully! Maybe it could be something

> > akin to the urinary reflux issue and the need for a full check.

> >

> > Does anyone else have this problem?

> >

> > God bless,

> >

> > Bruce (who still thinks of Charge as multi hypoplasia

> (underdevelopment) -and

> > now has one more feature to reinforce that opinion.)

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Bruce-

Aubrie had several tear duct probes as an infant and finally had stents

put in temporarily to enlarge the ducts. Now she doesn't have much of a

problem. She used to have some chronic teariness, but never to the

point of matting. In fact, I hadn't thought about it, but I think her

teary eyes have improved dramatically this past year. Used to be an

issue and I haven't noticed in a quite a while.

Michele W

mom to Aubrie 6 yrs

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Our daugher ( almost 20) had a blocked tear duct( by the nose) in her

left eye at birth. Due to life threating stuff that had to be taken care of

first the surgery had to wait. The first surgery was done at 13 mo. and it had

to be redone at 20 mo. The drain was there but blocked solid. also was

born with bilateral choanal atresia. The CA was corrected bilaterly with 3

extensive surgeries by the time she was 3 1/2. After the eye surgery at 20 mo.

she didn't have eye problems again.

It was a long time ago, but just wanted to let you know you aren't alone

with the problem

Lynn

One More Problem! Punctal agenesis!

Hi All,

After almost seven years and thinking we had at least identified all we had to

regarding Jaecky's list of problems we now have one more!! Punctal agenesis (

unformed tear drains causing watery eye). We of course knew of his watery eye

as we had complained about it often enough and had been given drops etc for it,

but THAT AIN'T MUCH USE IF THE TEAR DUCTS AIN'T THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!! (well

3 of the 4 are not there). I did a bit of a search to try to make up for my lack

of reading lately on this list but didn't find anything on this topic from you,

of late anyway, and so wish to raise it.

Our professor of Ophthalmology had missed it for over 6 years!! So what's

wrong with that?? What's wrong is that Jaecky's right eye is his 'good' eye,

albeit lousy, and when the eyelash is dripping muck it wipes across his glasses'

lens and wipes out what little vision he tries to use!!

From our experience may we suggest that if your child has a watery eye don't

back off until they have checked it out fully! Maybe it could be something akin

to the urinary reflux issue and the need for a full check.

Does anyone else have this problem?

God bless,

Bruce (who still thinks of Charge as multi hypoplasia (underdevelopment) -and

now has one more feature to reinforce that opinion.)