Watery eyes and tear ducts
Watery eyes and blocked tear ducts
Tears that will not drain are a plumbing problem, and plumbing can be fixed. How the tear system works, why it blocks, and what lacrimal surgery actually does.
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Constantly watery eyes that are not from crying: could it be a blocked tear duct?
An eye that will not stop watering is easy to blame on an infection or a sad week you cannot explain. Usually the tears are fine. The drain is blocked.
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Watery eyes and tear ducts
Watery eyes in adults: is it too many tears, or not enough drainage?
Watery eyes and tear ducts
Dacryocystitis: when a blocked tear duct turns into an infection
Watery eyes and tear ducts
Punctal stenosis: the small opening that causes a big watery eye
Watery eyes and tear ducts
What actually happens during DCR surgery, and what recovery involves
Watery eyes and tear ducts
Blocked tear duct in adults: does massage or a warm compress help, and when is it more than a blockage?
Watery eyes and tear ducts
One red, sticky eye that antibiotic drops do not clear: could it be canaliculitis?
Watery eyes and tear ducts
Sticky eyes in adults (tahi mata): is it the eyelids, the tear duct or an infection?
Watery eyes and tear ducts
When the tear duct block is higher up: the canaliculus, silicone tubes and the Jones tube
Watery eyes and tear ducts
When DCR tear duct surgery fails: why watering comes back, and what a repeat involves
Watery eyes and tear ducts
Is there surgery for a blocked tear duct in Malaysia? DCR, who does it and when
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When you're ready to ask out loud, Dr Catherine Chow will consult at Eagle Eye Centre Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, from early 2027.