14 year old daughters eyes are watering/tearing

[bornworrier]

My 14 year old daughter has been complaining that her eyes keep tearing.  Mostly it is happening outside when windy but also when she laughs.  I did buy her OTC artificial tears to see if that helps at all.  Should I take her to the opthamologist?  I am also a bit worried because her hands and feet are always cold and so I thinking that she might have Raynaud's syndrome.  Supposedly last year while in school her hands turned a light green, but that was the only time this has happened.  

Thank-you.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Yes one type of tears dysfunction syndrome pro blem the eyes water all the time due to poor quality tears; the other type dry as bone and no tears.  

Children can get Sjorgren's but its unusual and usually associated with a systemic disease like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

JCJ MD

[bornworrier]

Dr,

Thank you for your response.  I am very scared she could have Sjorgen syndrome.  If her eyes do not feel dry at all, can it still mean she has dry eyes if they are watering at times?  Also, I guess it is possible for children to get this disease, although it is usually diagnosed in woman ages 40 years old and up?  Thank you for your help.  

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Sounds like she needs a visit to your pediatrician AND an ophthalmologist.

JCH MD