clogged tear duct

shyan
My 10day old has a clogged tear duct. What did you do to clear it up? How long did it take to clear up? His pediatrician freaked me out telling me it could last weeks to a year. Meanwhile my poor baby keeps trying to look through a mucousy eye. I've been rubbing the side of his nose with a warm cloth and getting all the gunk off about every hour during the day and when he wakes up to eat at night.