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I am a young guy but have had dry eye for several years. I have punctal plugs on my lower eye ducts. About 1 month ago I used tobradex drops for 10 days. Since then, my eyes have been tearing a lot and it always seems like I am 'crying'. I saw a opthamologist recently who said I have dry eye syndrome and suggested systane ultra. How can I have dry eye syndrome when my eyes are tearing so much? Could the tobradex have reduced inflammation on my tear ducts, thereby causing increase in tearing? Also my eyes are red all the time and looks like I have been smoking pot or something. What can be done for this?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Dear princejoe,
Dry eyes do not usually cause the tear ducts or outflow paths to become inflamed; however, dry eyes may be associated with inflammation of the tear production glands.
Dr. Feldman
Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California
Dry eyes do not usually cause the tear ducts or outflow paths to become inflamed; however, dry eyes may be associated with inflammation of the tear production glands.
Dr. Feldman
Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California
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