Leave the tap on! Causes of oily eyes of silver-haired people 3

Mrs. Li, 60, was recently joked by her husband that her eyes "forgot to turn off the tap". Whether watching a series, talking on the phone with her daughter, or going out to play, her eyes are always full of tears and she has to wipe them with a handkerchief. The doctor said that she shed tears because the nasolacrimal duct was blocked, which is commonly known as "eye bleeding oil" by silver-haired people. However, she also reminded that some silver-haired people are really easy to be sentimental because of psychological factors, so besides paying attention to whether the elderly have eye diseases, they should also consider their mental health.

There are many reasons why silver-haired people are prone to tears, which is also commonly known as "eye oil". If we ignore this eye disease, it may affect the quality of life of the elderly. (Photo/Huang Zhiwen) Cai, director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongxing Hospital, Beishi United Medical College, said that the lacrimal gland outside the orbit regularly secretes tears to moisten the surface of the eyeball, then flows to the lacrimal punctum in the eye through the lower eyelid margin, then flows into the lacrimal sac through the lacrimal canaliculus, then enters the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct, and finally evaporates naturally, so even if tears are not felt at ordinary times, tears are actually secreted all the time.

Clinically, it is very common for people over 50 to seek medical treatment because of the life troubles caused by "tears overflow", and the proportion of patients seeking medical treatment is very high. Tears overflow commonly known as eye oil, there are three common reasons:

1. The nasolacrimal duct that discharges tears is blocked: just like the sewer is not smooth, so although the amount of tears secreted is normal, it still overflows. Common causes of nasolacrimal duct obstruction include hormonal changes, eyelid relaxation and chronic sinusitis.

2. Excessive tears secretion: This is related to psychological factors. Some elderly people are more emotional, and indeed they will become sentimental and cry.

3. Dry eye: This kind of patients have too little basic secretion of tears, which leads to the reflective secretion of a large number of tears by the main lacrimal gland, which can not keep the eyes moist normally, so tears overflow occurs.

To deal with the overflow of tears, we should prescribe the right medicine. For example, if it is caused by dry eye, the problem of dry eye should be treated. If the nasolacrimal duct is blocked, it can be expanded with a strip or balloon according to the situation; In severe cases, nasolacrimal duct reconstruction is needed, and less than 1% of patients have to go this far.