Clogged tear duct
Tears from the natural manifestations that occur in some organisms; tears are produced through the lacrimal glands located in the outside of the opening of the eye from the top, and each eye has one tear gland and the size of a grain of almonds, and when the tear gland excreted tears, they move from the gland This tear is distributed through the eye’s eyelashes to cover the whole area and thus maintain the full moisture of the eye. It also protects the cornea from the viral and bacterial infections and the cleaning of the eye from dust and foreign objects that may enter it.
The excess tears get rid of the body through the inner corner of the opening of the eye to be inside the channels to the private nose, either go out through the nose or swallowed by the person, but when the blockage of these special channels, tears in the eye and remains inside causing the flood on the cheeks suddenly. This will force the person to continuously examine it, and it may cause inflammation in the tear bag.
Causes of blockage of the lacrimal duct
The lacrimal duct becomes blocked when the passage between the eye and nose is blocked, and may occur as a result of:
- Take drugs to treat cancer.
- Hitting the face.
- Inflammation of the eye with inflammation.
- Age-related changes.
Methods of treatment of obstruction of the eye with herbs
There are no treatments for obstruction of the eye except to open it by massage the area of the stream with a piece of clean cloth with warm water and massage the upper area of the tear duct with light pressure for three minutes to five minutes, but should be pressed gently so as not to hurt the eye,
Surgery can also be used to open the duct when the obstruction is simple, while in some cases in the elderly, the treatment is done by turning the path of tears to the nose with a temporary tube.
Some complications may occur for the collection of tears in the eye, such as blue water, and researchers have studied the plant to find out the useful therapeutic effect in such cases.