What is blocked tear duct?

A blocked tear duct is a partial or complete blockage in the pathway that carries tears away from the surface of the eye into the nose.

How do members experience blocked tear duct?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with blocked tear duct*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for blocked tear duct*

Who has blocked tear duct on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 2
50s 6
60s 5
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 16

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What is blocked tear duct?

A blocked tear duct is a partial or complete blockage in the pathway that carries tears away from the surface of the eye into the nose.



Common symptoms reported by people with blocked tear duct

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for blocked tear duct

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Compare treatments taken by people with blocked tear duct

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Who has blocked tear duct on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say blocked tear duct is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 2
50s 6
60s 5
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 16

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 9
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from blocked tear duct patients who have completed their condition history
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