Tears do more than express emotion, they keep your eyes clean, moist, and healthy. Normally, they drain through small tubes near the nose, but if these tubes become blocked, it can result in watery, ...

Dr Nazila explained that obstructed tear duct the occurs when the drainage pathway from the eyelids to the nose becomes blocked, preventing tears from draining normally and causing them to back up and ...

Canaliculitis, a relatively uncommon inflammatory condition affecting the specialised channels that drain tears from the ocular surface, is a significant contributor to lacrimal drainage system ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a case of watery eyes. The times when I’m reading are the worst. I can tilt my head sideways and the water runs out of my eyes as if I’m crying. If I bend over when they’re ...

Dry eye disease occurs when the eyes do not produce enough tears or when something interferes with tear production. Dry eye disease can cause a variety of symptoms, including burning, stinging, ...

This punctal plug prototype both blocks tear drainage and delivers dry-eye medication. Image courtesy of UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA “It is estimated that 10–30% of people suffer from the condition known as ...