Question 1

how is a blocked tear duct in adults treated?

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Surgery!: You can do nothing, or if you want to treat and eliminate the chronic tearing you will need surgery.  There are many different techniques to treat.

Question 2

blocked tear duct procedure in adults, what to do?

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Try massage: Try massaging the inner corner of the lower eyelid to try to open the duct. Probing the duct may be needed by an ophthalmologist.

Question 3

adult blocked tear duct. is surgery required?

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If bothering you: The real question is whether it bothers you or not. We all may have little malfunctions, but if they aren't causing discomfort or annoyance, they can be ignored. If the tear duct is causing skin erosion, blurred vision or continuous annoyance, then correction would be possible.   More often it's a small membrane across the opening, but an ophthalmologist can discuss the procedure in more detail.

Question 4

how do you treat a blocked tear duct?

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See below: Dacryostenosis, clogged tear duct, is usually managed by gentle massages over tear duct.  Most of clogged ducts open before 6 months of age.

Question 5

i have a chronically blocked tear duct?

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Often needs surgery: The tear duct is in the corner of the bottom eyelid near the nose and drains tears into the nose. It can be blocked at birth creating watering eyes with discharge, or occur later from other causes. Sometimes that needs surgery to open.

Question 6

how do i clean out a blocked tear duct?

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Depends: If in a child you can keep it clean and use massage against the nose to help it open.  If in an adult, you need an ophthalmologist to determine whether the block is in the upper or lower system with different treatment for each.  You cannot clean it out yourself but can massage to clear out accumulated debris until you get it medically fixed.

Question 7

what is the result of blocked tear duct?

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Tears don't drain: If a tear duct does not drain, they well up along the edge of the eyelids & skin germs can get in & cause a chronic low grade crustiness or discharge.Sometimes recurrent inflammation of the eyelids will occur.

Question 8

what does a blocked tear duct feel like?

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Not usually painful: A blocked tear duct can be congenital, or more commonly is aquired over time. It generally is painless, causing excessive tearing, but if it leads to an infection of the tear, or lacrimal sac may be painful. It is usually treated with a surgical procedure called a dcr.

Question 9

what can i do to fix a blocked tear duct?

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Probe duct: A ophthalmologist can thread a wire down the duct & push out an obstruction.

Question 10

what can be done for a blocked tear duct!?

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Drops or surgery: In infants it will sometimes resolve spontaneously. In adults it may resolve with antibiotic drops but may require an office procedure like flushing the duct or may require a surgical procedure called a dacryocystorhinostomy ( dcr). A true duct obstruction in an adult will not go away spontaneously and can lead to a serious infection of the soft tissues around the eye that can spread to the brain.

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