Watery eyes

I have had dry eye syndrome before, and like you say Newquay it is, apart from anything else, annoying. I have an appointment with the hospital for an eye examination because the doctor/optician thinks I have a cataract which needs to be attended to, (I know this should not cause eye watering, but that is what I have been advised to do). However, I think I have a blocked tear duct, my eye is really very sore, and pricks like mad in the corner, often waking me. My eye appointment has been changed twice because of the doctors strike, so I just have to wait my time. A nuisance and quite painful.

My eyes water because of a non specific allergy. I use eye drops everyday and mostly only need to use them once a day but sometimes it can be up to 3 times a day - presumably as a result of something specific.

Ridiculously, I find it really tiring!

I also have a horror of having old people's 'rheumy' eyes!!

I have this problem to and worse a drippy nose in the cold!! I use the eye spray that you put on closed eyes |Boots own one much cheaper than branded ones - seems to work. It was a great relief last year when the rapeseed was in full bloom hereabouts.

My eyes always stream in cold weather. Fine indoors but outside in the cold and/or wind and it's like looking at the world through frosted glass. Tears dripping from my nose. Pockets full of tissues. I thought it was just one of those getting older things.

Dry eyes causing eyes to water? Really? Does this mean it's something which could be fixed?

Please Teetime, what's the spray called? I'm dreading the rapeseed season (I get a cough as well then!).

I had really watery eyes a few years ago, and was referred to a consultant who put coloured drops in my eyes (which made me look like an alien) and I was then diagnosed with blocked tear ducts. A date was fixed for me to have surgery to unblock them - eeeekkk!!! - but about a week before, they stopped watering and have been fine ever since! I cancelled the surgery of course.

Coincidentally, the day they stopped watering I had a bad headache and took some ibuprofen. The doc said it was possible that my tear ducts had become inflamed and that had caused them to block, and it was just possible that the ibuprofen helped the inflammation......

My sister has had this problem all her life, she recently had a procedure which did not cure the problem, they have told her she needs stents in the tear ducts

I've just reread this thread and need a lie down - especially after reading Harri 's post.

I'd be interested in the name of the spray too Teetime

Nfk same here, I had no idea it was a 'condition'. Mine is mostly outdoors but sometimes at home too. Think I'll put up with it, had too many ops already. It only bothers me if I'm wearing mascara!

I believe an aunt of ours had the same condition, congenital narrowing of the ducts so the tears don't drain away, I don't know about any other family members and whether they had problems. My paternal grandmother only had one effective eye the other appeared to have stopped growing at birth. My mother asked the midwife at each of our births whether we had inherited the wonky eye, she was terrified it was hereditary.

The only experience I have of this is my SIL who had a problem with her eyes watering and it stopped when she had a cataract operation (lenses replaced).

My husband suffers with this but has put it down to using a c-Pap machine at night (for sleep apnoea) which he says blows air into his eyes as it escapes from the nose mask. I was recently diagnosed with blocked tear ducts too which is causing issues with my contact lenses getting greasy. They gave me drops, wipes and an eye mask I'm supposed to put in the microwave for 20 seconds and lie with it over my eyes. I tried it twice but by the time I've got upstairs and ready for bed with my lenses out it's gone cold!

I have watery eyes from a non-specific allergy too. My doctor prescribes Cromabak drops (think you can buy it in England) to use 2 or 3 times a day and I cleanse my eyes with Blephagel which is very soothing. I had the spray you use on closed eyes, but it started to irritate after a bit.

Yes and the rapeseed is a nightmare. More and more of it all around us every year and such a hideous colour too. It is just starting to bloom here.

My GD (now 24) had a problem with 'weepy' eyes and was referred to an ophthalmologist who diagnosed blocked tear ducts. She has had them replaced with artificial ducts and has had no more trouble.

It really is just such a nuisance. I sing with a couple of choirs and can't see my music clearly when they start to water-than it looks like I'm overcome with emotion dabbing at my eyes. I dread funerals and weddings. . . .
I had seen ads for the eye spray but hadn't heard anyone who had tried it so will give it go.
I'm just thankful it's nothing worse.