WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Epiphora can be attributed to several causes, and certain strategies can be taken to address the problem, according to a speaker here.
If patients describe their status as “tears constantly going down my cheeks,” it can suggest an outflow obstruction, while patient descriptions of intermittent tearing, “looking through tears” or “watery eye” may suggest increased secretion, Jeremiah P. Tao, MD, FACS, said at Hawaiian Eye 2019.
“If you suspect there is a blockage anywhere downstream from the puncta, usually this is illustrated by
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