EyeconX Ideas! - Kids with Blocked Tear Ducts at Higher Risk for "Lazy Eye" http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=kids-with-blocked-tear-ducts-at-higher-risk-for-lazy-eye A recent study published in the Journal of the AAPOS, the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, has found that children under the age of 3 with a nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), or blocked tear duct, were at an increased risk for developing amblyopia. About 6% of children are born with blocked tear ducts. To see more details, visit... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:50:43 EDT en