A few days after we brought our son home from the hospital, he woke up with one of his eyes crusted shut with green gunk. I was horrified that my sweet baby boy’s perfect face was marred, and ...

Tiny passages called tear ducts run down the sides of your nose and drain tears from your eyes. These tubes can get blocked in any part of the duct. It can happen for different reasons, including the ...

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, ...

If a tear duct becomes blocked, tears build up and irritate the eyes. This irritation causes painful swelling, makes the eyes appear continuously watery, and increases the risk of infection. When the ...

Tear ducts are structures that drain tears from your eye and into your nose. They’re also known as nasolacrimal ducts. If these ducts become clogged, it’s called a blocked tear duct or nasolacrimal ...

Dr Nazila explained that obstructed tear duct the occurs when the drainage pathway from the eyelids to the nose becomes blocked, preventing tears from draining normally and causing them to back up and ...

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 ...

Dacryocystitis is an infection of the tear sacs or lacrimal sacs in the lower corner of the eye that can cause pain, redness, and discomfort. Painful eyes with a gooey discharge are unpleasant for ...