The TEAR, covers the front surface of the eye and is essential for protecting the eye from the environment, lubricating the ocular surface, maintaining a smooth surface for light refraction, and preserving the health of the conjunctiva and cornea.
Causes of watery eyes
Excessive tearing caused by excessive tear production or secondary to poor drainage.It is very common to produce excess tears when you are emotional, laughing, coughing, vomiting, experiencing strong taste sensations, or yawning.
Most common Causes of watery eyes are…..
- Something in the eye (such as dust or any foreign body )
- Weather conditions such as dusty weather, wind, cold, and sunshine
- Mild Eye injury
- Eyestrain
- Driving
Apart from those reason EXCESS TEARING may happens due to some EYE DISEASES like……
- Allergies
- eyelid inflammation -Blepharitis,Ectropion,Entropion,Stye
- Blockage of Lacrimal/Tear Duct
- Corneal Ulcer -Viral,Bacterial,Fungal
- Inflammation of the cornea-keratitis
- conjunctivitis
- Post eye surgery
- Eye injury
Some Systemic diseases are also responsible for EXCESS TEARING
- Bell’s palsy
- sjogren’s syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- sarcoidosis disease
Treatment of EXCESS TEARING
Treatment of Excess tearing is determined by the severity and the underlying cause.In minor cases, doctors may advise watching the patient’s progress or doing nothing at all.
Additional treatment of watering eyes may be required if the problem does not resolve on its own or if symptoms of watering eyes worsen.
Home Remedies
You can treat some occurrences of watering eyes at home itself.
- Frequent eye wash with clean water may be help full some of the time
- Reducing screen time or Taking regular breaks can be the Home Remedies in some case
- Using Protecting glasses for indoor and outdoor can help to reduce the causes.
- Lubricating eye drops or Artificial tear drops can be apply at home
Tell your doctor right away if the discomfort persist for the long time or becoming worsen time to time.
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