Tears supply oxygen and nutrition to the cornea and help provide a smooth eye surface. A tearing eye may be a nuisance but usually is not a serious problem. Many people produce extra tears on cold or windy days. This is normal.
Tears:
Allergies may cause the eyes to produce an excessive amount of tears.
Some people with dry eye syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) complain of tearing too much. Actually, the eye becomes irritated because it does not make enough tears. This irritation causes more tears to be produced.
Tears:
- Keep the eye moist all the time (baseline tears).
- Wash out the eye when it gets irritated (reflex tears).
- Are related to strong emotions (cry reflex tears).
- More than usual for you.
- More in one eye than in the other.
- Like crying, but you have not been crying.
Allergies may cause the eyes to produce an excessive amount of tears.
Some people with dry eye syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) complain of tearing too much. Actually, the eye becomes irritated because it does not make enough tears. This irritation causes more tears to be produced.
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