Epiphora is a very common symptom and will become more common in an aging population. Many causes of epiphora are unrelated to anatomical problems in the nasolacrimal drainage apparatus.

It is interesting to note that epiphora in adults is due to a variety of factors; upper system problems comprise up to 50% of cases in some studies. [2] The causes of adult epiphora can be broken ...

Epiphora is the medical term for excessive tear production, commonly called “watery eyes.” The excessive tears are not dangerous, but the reason it’s happening may be caused by something ...

Blockage of this duct from injury or disease causes excess tearing of the eye, or epiphora. The middle meatus is a space under the middle turbinate. Within the middle meatus is the osteomeatal complex ...