Tearing and Lacrimal Disease

Tear film illustration

There are many causes of tearing, including either the creation of too many tears or a decreased ability to drain the tears normally created.

One of the most common causes of tearing is actually dry eyes where the tearing is a result of reflexive creation of more tears in response to the dryness of the eyes but with poor ability of these tears to remain in the eyes for various reasons. There are very limited surgical options to treat this cause of tearing. Patient who have had a good response with silicone plugs of the tear drain may consider a procedure to permanently close these tear drains.

Eyelid malpositioning is another cause of tearing in some patients. In these cases, the repositioning of the eyelid to its normal anatomic position corrects the tearing.

Tearing may also be a result of a problem in the tear drainage system. This type of tearing is very amenable to surgical correction. Patients may develop a blockage in the tear drainage system at any level within that system. The location of the blockage determines what kind of procedure or surgery is needed in order to correct the problem. Some blockages require a simple office procedure to correct and others do require a more involved surgery that would need to be performed in the operating room.

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The Marion Eye Clinic

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Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location:

40 E. Medical Court
Marion, NC 28752
Phone: (828) 652-1000 • Fax: (828) 652-7170

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Morganton Eye Physicians, PA & Surgery Center

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Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Weekend hours are subject to change. Please call to confirm hours of operation.

Location:

335 East Parker Road
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: (828) 433-1000 • Fax: (828) 433-6274

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The Forest City Eye Clinic

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location:

640 Oak Street
Forest City, NC 28043
Phone: (828) 245-5550 • Fax: (828) 245-0551

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The Cleveland Eye Clinic & Eye Surgery Center

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location:

1622 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150
Phone: (704) 482-2020 • Fax: (704) 482-7707

After Hours Emergency Number:

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Surgery Center of Morganton Eye Physicians

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Location:

335 E. Parker Rd
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: (828) 433-1000

After Hours Emergency Number:

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Eye Surgery Center of Shelby

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Location:

1622 E Marion St
Shelby NC 28150
Phone: (704) 482-2020

After Hours Emergency Number:

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