A nasolacrimal duct obstruction (blocked tear duct) is common in newborns but can happen to adults, too. ... Pain in the corner of your eye can have several potential causes.

The lacrimal sac is between the eye and the nose. It funnels tears into the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct. If the nasolacrimal duct is blocked, it can cause tearing (epiphora). Tearing ...

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (nasolacrimal drainage dysfunction). (2018) ... The term eye irritation describes feelings of dryness, itchiness, pain, or grittiness in the eye.

Incision and drainage may help relieve infection in the nasolacrimal sac Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;25(6):455-457.

They then pass through the drainage canals and into the lacrimal sac. After that, tears flow down the nasolacrimal duct and into the nasal cavity. It is estimated that a person produces 15 to 30 ...

This is a pain-free procedure and, most of the time, undoes the blockage. For a few hours after tear duct probing, some children have blood-colored fluid drain from the eye.

Functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction (FNLDO) is a diagnosis often given to patients presenting with epiphora, ... (such as 'functional visual loss' or 'functional back pain'), ...

Dacryocystitis is an inflammation of the lacrimal sac (tear sac), which is often due to an obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct (tear duct). Every fortnight Dr Sunita Agarwal highlights a common ...

A previously healthy 10-year-old female presents to your office with some painful swelling with erythema about the left eye. Although she was previously healthy, a detailed review of her past ...

Most cases do not cause any pain and do not require treatment. ... Update on congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction [Abstract]. International Ophthalmology Clinics, 54(3), ...