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What happens if a blocked tear duct goes untreated?

Blocked tear ducts that are left untreated can result in severe eye infections. While blocked tear ducts are common in infants and will often resolve on their own by the time a child is about one year old, repeated blocked ducts in adults may be a sign of something more serious and should be evaluated by a healthcare provider.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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