Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Epiphora is excessive eye watering (tearing). It is related to physical issues resulting in either the overproduction of tears or the failure of tears to ...

It is interesting to note that epiphora in adults is due to a variety of factors; upper system problems comprise up to 50% of cases in some studies. [2] The causes of adult epiphora can be broken ...

One can think of this apparatus as having both functional and anatomical (structural) components. The first component is functional and consists of the lacrimal pump. During blinking, the ...