Abstract
Tearing symptoms are caused by a wide variety of conditions. Successful management of the tearing patient therefore requires a careful, stepwise evaluation. The tears are produced by the main and accessory lacrimal glands, meibomian gland secretions and conjunctival mucus goblet cells, are distributed across the ocular surface by the blinking action of the eyelids, and eventually drain through the lacrimal outflow apparatus into the nose. Dysfunction anywhere in this process can result in bothersome tearing.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Fourth Edition |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 5439-5443 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030426347 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030426330 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Canaliculus
- Conjunctivochalasis
- Crocodile tears
- Dacryocystography
- Dacryoscintigraphy
- Distraction test
- Epiphora
- Jones testing
- Kissing puncta
- Lacrimal
- Lacrimal gland
- Lacrimal probing
- Lacrimal sac
- Modified Jones testing
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- Probing and irrigation
- Punctum
- Reflex tearing
- Schirmer
- Secondary lacrimation
- Snap-back test
- Tear breakup time (TBUT)
- Tear pump
- Tearing
- Tears
- dye disappearance test (DDT)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine