Identification of the cause of extremely watery eyes (Excessive tearing) is highly preferable before deciding the treatment procedure. Otherwise you will be fade up with ophthalmologists and allergists and with their prescription eye drops.
Excessive tearing can be caused by several factors. There is different treatment approaches depending on which type (constant or episodic) it are.
Constant tearing: This can be a result of a blockage of the tear drainage system. Also, changes because of aging can cause the lower eyelid to turn away from the eye, which can also cause poor drainage and tearing.
If the tear duct is blocked, surgery can be performed to create a new drain. If poor lid positioning is causing the tearing, eyelid surgery can help.
Episodic tearing: This is usually associated with a poor or unstable tear film. Blepharitis, an inflammation of the eyelids, is a common cause. Blepharitis results in inflammation of the oil glands along the eyelid. The oil protects the tear film and prevents tears from evaporating too quickly. When the glands are inflamed and plugged up, the tear film breaks down. Your body’s natural reaction is to create a gush of tears, with episodes of tearing throughout the day.
Your doctor could prescribe a short course of anti-inflammatory eye drops and/or oral medications to treat blepharitis. Often, warm compresses with lid massage and artificial tears can help stabilize this condition, resulting in less frequent and intense flare-ups.
Visual tasks such as driving, reading or watching television make the tearing worse. Taking breaks from eye-straining activities and using artificial tears to replenish tears can help prevent episodic tearing.
Episodic tearing can also be caused by decreased tear production. When the eye is drying out, your reflex tearing mechanism fills the eye with tears – creating watery eyes.
Your eye care provider can diagnose dry eyes by measuring tear production and looking at the eye with special stains. Treatment options include artificial tears and gels, plugs to block the drain to allow more tears to bathe the eye, and anti-inflammatory drops such as cyclosporine.
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March 16th, 2008 at 12:29 am
mi problema es que todo el d�a tengo lagrimas en los ojos y me tengo que estar secando constantemente porque se me llenan de agua ,he ido con oftalm�logos y me dicen que tengo los conductos obstruidos pero que la cirugia para destaparlos no sirve porque a la larga su tapan de nuevo.Por favor digame si esto es verdad porque he le�do mucho acerca de �te problema y se que hay tratamiento para corregirlo como abrir un nuevo conducto.
atentamente
Yolanda Payro
March 16th, 2008 at 12:37 am
My eyes water all day and it is very unconfortable because I have to dry them all the time .The oftalmologist that I went with says that surgery is not a good idea because eventually the tear ducts can become close again,is this right? as far as I understand surgery can solve this problem by oppening a new tear duct, Please write and tell me what you consider best. I am 58 years old and my tear problem has gotten worst every day.
Sincerely yours
Yolanda Payró
November 17th, 2008 at 8:57 am
My Eyes tear only in the morning. after my morning bath when i come out doors for the first time every morning it tears, some times during the day
if i am reading small prints it starts off with a blur vision and gets better.
this has being happening for a while now. what causes this? and what do i need to do?
February 14th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I have experienced excessive tearing for the last 4 years. It first began when I went out in the mornings, or on cold days when the cold air hit my eyes. I now experience it daily after putting on my eyeshadow, or putting any pressure at all on my eyes early in the day. Sometimes my eyes tear so much it looks like I’ve had a glass of water thrown in my face. This has become so embarrassing that it is difficult to go into the public, let alone go to work. No doctor has helped me, and surgery has not been discussed. I don’t know of anyone else with this problem and it’s getting more and more difficult to live with.
February 21st, 2009 at 6:17 am
My right eye is the only eye that ever waters. It seems that heat and/or dry air make it happen. It’s annoying because it would look like I’m crying. The left eye is fine though. I doubt this has to due with any sign of aging, because I’m 14. I wish there was a way to stop this. Right now, it’s acting up probably the worst it ever has. The skin below my eye is so dry from all of the rubbing!
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I’m 27 years old and have had excessive tearing of both eyes for a few years now. It started when I had an inflamed lacrimal sac, which has happened 2-3 times over the last four years. But for the last year my eyes have been tearing with no sign of inflammation of lacrimal sac. The doctor ruled out an op on my lacrimal sacs as there was no blockage (after having them flushed numerous times). He discharged me from the hospital and said to manage my contact lens wearing better. Don’t wear them so often and clean my lids regularly. I’ve recently been a bit slack. Over the last 2 weeks I wore my lenses for long periods staring at a computer screen for 10 hours a day and guess what? The tearing has come back. I agree with what is written in the article above. Artificial tears, hot compresses and good lens management are the way forward. Rather annoyingly this is one of those conditions you can’t have a complete cure for.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:15 am
I too have this same problem. Everyday my eyes water. Ive been suffering with this problem for 5 years and my eyes now have dark circle around them. It worsens with make-up and having allergies. I thought it was cheap make-up but now i wear MAC and it still occurs. I wish someone would give me a better treatment than clareton. My eyes get raw from all the rubbing and i waste aloot of expensive make-up.
April 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I am using glasses with lens. But without glasses, I can see with very bright light and torch- light.
Every day, tears run down my eyes. I am 40 years and above.
What shall I do?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:29 am
I am 75 years old and have suffered from excessive tearing (both eyes) for many years. It’s a problem my mother also suffered from for years. The tearing is almost constant and there seems to be no pattern as to when or why it happens. My opthamologist used a probe several times to open the tear ducts. It helped for about a day each time. I went to a specialist for surgery. He inserted a bypass duct that worked—for a couple of weeks. A couple of years later, I went to another specialist for more surgery. He used inserts to enlarge the ducts, tightened the lower eyelid to lessen the flow, and reconstructed the lower lid to increase the angle for tears to flow down toward the tear ducts by my nose. That worked for a month or two. Bottom line for me — learn to live with it and accept having to explain my problem to everyone I meet so they know I not emotionally upset, etc. etc.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:29 am
I’ve had the watery eye problem for several years. My left eye only waters on the left side of the eye. It usually feels like I have something in my eye and sometimes a little more discharge than normal. I am constantly scracthing at it because the sensation of having something in my eye does not go away. I went to different Opthomologist who have said I have dry eye. I did over the counter medication for several years to no avail. My last opthomologist gave me a presctiption for Restasis. I used the Restasis faithfully for several month, but still it was no help. Then one day I went so Sephora and tried Make Up Forever HD powder, it is 100% silica. It is suppose to be fabulous for setting make up. A few minutes later my eye started to water very badly. Then I started thinking that I didn’t have dry eye, that it is an irritation to eye make up. I stopped using eye makeup for a few days and the problem did get better. But then i started to look at the ingredients in most of my makeup and silica is used as an ingredient in 90% of my makeup. I have been experimenting with several different brands. I’ve learned that I can not wear any Mac, Makeup Forever, Este Lauder, Coastal Scents and BobbI Brown powder, foundation, concealer or eye products.
I have since tatooed my top eyeliner. That helped a lot.
The following are somethings that I have used that do not irratate my eye.
Boujouis - liquid liner
Vincent Longo - Pencil liner
Clarins - Powder foundation
Guerlain - Concealer - the one that looks like a pen with a brush tip