The term functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction (FNLDO; watering with patent drainage) is misleading as it implies occluded drainage and solely nasolacrimal duct pathology. 'Normal' tear ...

My six month old daughter has suffered from blocked tear ducts since birth and her eyes are always infected and streaming with green or yellow mucus. I have been told it should clear with wiping ...

Families in St. Charles County now have easier access to specialized pediatric eye care, thanks to a new SSM Health facility ...

Nasolacrimal duct stenosis due to inflammatory ... and premature central tear spillage from the tear lake (especially on downgaze). In young people such eyelid malpositions can be due to normal ...

The underlying problem is often blockage of the tear ducts which are quite narrow and easily blocked in young babies. When they are blocked the fluid which usually lubricates the eye cannot drain ...