If you have ever woken up in the morning and found that your eyes are annoyingly watering and you can’t figure out why this is happening, read on….
There is a possibility that a blockage has occurred in the drainage system, the body is for some reason producing an over-abundance of tears or because your eyes have been closed for a number of hours through the night, while you are asleep, your pupils dilate from the brightness of the next morning. The eye is sensitive to sudden changes in light and thus makes the tear ducts leak water.
If your body seems to be producing more tears than is normal it could mean that there is an infection or an ulcer on the surface of your eye. Though sometimes hard to spot, antibiotic drops are used to treat this successfully.
The most likely reason that your eyes are watering though, is because the punctum is blocked. The punctum is the place where tears are drained off in front of your eye and is much like a plughole.
Both your eyes have this punctum inside your upper lid and lower lid. One up and one down, so to speak, and are found at the very corner of the eye closest to your nose. Looking in a mirror, they are quite easy to spot.
Blockages can happen from a common infection or a cold when this hole becomes blocked with gunk. An eye specialist can easily sort this out for you by giving you local anesthetic by probing your punctum and clearing it out.
In older people it is common that the punctum is blocked with mucus or the punctum itself isn’t attached properly to the eyeball anymore.
It’s not true that people with overly watery eyes have something not right with their tear duct.
The best suggestion is to go to your doctor and get your watery eye or eyes checked out if the problem persists.
There is a possibility that a blockage has occurred in the drainage system, the body is for some reason producing an over-abundance of tears or because your eyes have been closed for a number of hours through the night, while you are asleep, your pupils dilate from the brightness of the next morning. The eye is sensitive to sudden changes in light and thus makes the tear ducts leak water.
If your body seems to be producing more tears than is normal it could mean that there is an infection or an ulcer on the surface of your eye. Though sometimes hard to spot, antibiotic drops are used to treat this successfully.
The most likely reason that your eyes are watering though, is because the punctum is blocked. The punctum is the place where tears are drained off in front of your eye and is much like a plughole.
Both your eyes have this punctum inside your upper lid and lower lid. One up and one down, so to speak, and are found at the very corner of the eye closest to your nose. Looking in a mirror, they are quite easy to spot.
Blockages can happen from a common infection or a cold when this hole becomes blocked with gunk. An eye specialist can easily sort this out for you by giving you local anesthetic by probing your punctum and clearing it out.
In older people it is common that the punctum is blocked with mucus or the punctum itself isn’t attached properly to the eyeball anymore.
It’s not true that people with overly watery eyes have something not right with their tear duct.
The best suggestion is to go to your doctor and get your watery eye or eyes checked out if the problem persists.
