This is not an infection. It’s an anatomical quirk. Your baby isn’t in pain, and it won’t hurt their vision.
Along with massage, you should keep the eye clean to prevent infection: clogged tear duct newborn massage
: Place the tip of your index (or pinky) finger on the side of your baby’s nose, right at the inner corner of the affected eye. This is not an infection
In about 6-20% of babies, that duct has a thin, residual membrane at the bottom (near the nose) that hasn’t opened yet. This is called —or, simply, a clogged tear duct. that duct has a thin