At University of Utah Health, surgery for excessive tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction involves a team approach with surgeons who have fellowship training in orbital and sinus specialties.

Dear Doctor: I’ve got a blocked tear duct that I’m told requires surgery. My eye weeps, but it isn’t painful. However, it has become infected once. What can you tell me about this condition, and what ...

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, ...

Acute dacryocystitis (AD) is common in women and becomes increasingly likely with age, particularly in individuals with primary acquired obstruction of the tear duct. To prevent this condition, ...

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But that said, I've had patients who've had tear duct surgery, and none has said it has been that painful - and all have said it's been really worthwhile - having one eye watering all the time can be ...

Dr Nazila Ahmad Azli, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon from Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV). Dr Nazila explained that obstructed tear duct the occurs when the drainage pathway ...

It is very common for new-born babies to have sticky yellow discharge in one or both eyes which may crust the eyelids or even glue them together. The underlying problem is often blockage of the tear ...