{"id":278,"date":"2019-08-28T18:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2019-09-19T06:13:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T06:13:36","slug":"excessive-tears","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/excessive-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Excessive Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"278\" class=\"elementor elementor-278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d5cf39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d5cf39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ea8c4\" data-id=\"30ea8c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11960d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11960d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 style=\"font-style: normal; white-space: normal;\">Excessive Tears (epiphora)<\/h1><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9361ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9361ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Epiphora is a term that describes an overflow of tears from excessive tear production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585209b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"585209b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Epiphora<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbed1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbbed1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u200b\u200bSymptoms of excessive tear production include:<\/p><ul><li>Excessive tearing<\/li><li>Lid irritation<\/li><li>Matted eyelashes<\/li><li>Mucous or pus-like discharge from the tear duct<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327a833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"327a833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible Causes of Epiphora<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e894fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e894fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-family: Average; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Epiphora may be a symptom of several eye conditions, including:<\/span><\/h2><ul><li>Nasolacrimal Obstruction<\/li><li><a title=\"Dry Eye\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/eye-care-education\/dry-eye\/\">Dry Eye<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Corneal Disease\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/eye-care-education\/corneal-disease\/\">Corneal Disease<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/oculoplastics\/#treatments\">Ectropion<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/oculoplastics\/#treatments\">Entropion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>It can be exacerbated by:<\/p><ul><li>Environmental factors (such as cold, wind, pollen)<\/li><li>Sleep deprivation<\/li><li>Eye strain<\/li><li>Emotional stress<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4826f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4826f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment of Epiphora<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ada8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ada8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Treatment for Epiphora involves symptom management and diagnosis and treatment of the underlying disorder. Your Medical Eye Center specialist will work with you to determine the cause and develop the best course of treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excessive Tears (epiphora) Epiphora is a term that describes an overflow of tears from excessive tear production. Symptoms of Epiphora \u200b\u200bSymptoms of excessive tear production include: Excessive tearing Lid irritation Matted eyelashes Mucous or pus-like discharge from the tear duct Possible Causes of Epiphora Epiphora may be a symptom of several eye conditions, including: Nasolacrimal &#8230; <a title=\"Excessive Tears\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/excessive-tears\/\" aria-label=\"More on Excessive Tears\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}