Hi Jeannette, With my first son I was sent home with a tube of ointment for an infected tear duct. After 3 or 4 days of treatment he still had a crusty eye that didn't seem to be getting any better. My sister recommended the age-old treatment of breastmilk. Not only did it rinse out the crusty stuff without causing him any visible discomfort, within 24 hours his infection had cleared completely. Sorry I know of no studies, but I tried it again on my third son when he had a sty and it also worked for him. It seems to be a very gentle method of treatment. Marcia McCoy in Minnesota with melting snow in the yard, Who last week had to explain to her 5-year-old why she wanted him to get sick on purpose (he has now successfully contracted and survived chicken pox, along with an aquaintance who got it despite being vaccinated...). *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html