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 ...

Watery eyes, or epiphora, result from excess tear production or drainage issues, affecting all ages but more common in ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My infant has already had three tear duct infections. What’s causing them, and how can I prevent another one? DEAR READER: At the inner corner of each eye is a tiny little sac where ...

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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Under normal conditions, tears in the eyes are drained into the lacrimal sac through small openings called the upper and lower puncta located at the inner corner of the eye (called medial canthus).

Dear Dr. K: My infant has already had three tear duct infections. What”s causing them, and how can I prevent another one? Dear Reader: At the inner corner of each eye is a tiny little sac where tears ...

Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Deficiency and Resistance to Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy In the study by Chan et al, 13 nearly 20% of patients had asymptomatic partial lacrimal duct obstruction at ...