5-year-old with rare eye condition gets relief

Mumbai | Tuesday | 6th August, 2019

Summary:

A five-year-old girl suffering from Down Syndrome, who was also being treated for Nasolacrimal Outflow Drainage Anomaly, a rare eye condition, has now finally got relief from tearing of eyes. The girl was diagnosed with a rare eye condition at birth. This condition causes an obstruction in the nasal route, resulting in tearing of the eyes. Nasreen Sarafe, a relative of the patient, said, "We earlier thought that tearing of eyes was due to down syndrome. But there was no improvement in her eye condition.".