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 ...

Eye problems are common in both laboratory and pet rabbits. This column reviews the anatomy of the nasolacrimal duct system in rabbits and describes the appropriate techniques for working up a ...

At University of Utah Health, surgery for excessive tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction involves a team approach with surgeons who have fellowship training in orbital and sinus specialties.

The term functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction (FNLDO; watering with patent drainage) is misleading as it implies occluded drainage and solely nasolacrimal duct pathology. 'Normal' tear ...

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According to the study, dacryocystorhinostomy was later performed in 36 patients (92.3%) to treat nasolacrimal duct obstruction. "Incision and drainage provides appropriate culture media ...

Świerczyńska M, Tobiczyk E, Rodak P, Barchanowska D, Filipek E. Success rates of probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction at various ages. BMC Ophthalmol. Published online October 8 ...

These patients had worse epiphora after treatment with docetaxel, and it is our opinion that those with nasolacrimal duct obstruction, whether symptomatic or not, should have been excluded from this ...

Back to Healio PARIS — Nasolacrimal probing can be a good option in infants with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, according to one study. “Our study was an attempt to develop a common ...

The medical term for watery eyes is epiphora. When there is too much fluid, or tears are unable to drain properly through the nasolacrimal system, tears can overflow onto the face. Epiphora can ...

It then either evaporates or drains into your nasolacrimal ducts, located in the inside corners of your eyes. An abnormality in one of these four processes — tear production, distribution ...