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What is it called when your eyes water? is there a medical term for this?
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Epiphora: Epiphora is the spillage of tears outside the lacrimal collection system.
Answered 12/21/2015
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Epiphora: Consistent watery eyes = epiphora. This can be due to a blocked tear drainage (duct) or even dry eyes. Dry eyes cause watery eyes due to a reflex pathway which tells your brain "my eye are dry" so it send a signal to the lacrimal gland to create more tears. If the drainage of tear outflow is blocked, then any tears you make will just overflow out of the eyelids, instead of draining out.
Answered 11/27/2017
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