How to Treat Teary Eye

Tears in the eye are not unusual---except when you weep buckets for no apparent reason. What do you do when you are caught with an overload of tears in your eyes? Use this guide to help you recover from teary eye without the need to undergo surgery.

Things You'll Need

• Eye drops
• Contact lenses
• Oral antihistamine
• Sunglasses

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Instructions

• 1

  Determine why your eyes are excessively tearing. You might be experiencing an allergic reaction, trouble with your contact lenses, or pollutants in the air could be affecting your vulnerable eyes. Teary eyes could be due in part to something more serious, such as a blocked tear duct. It is important to first identify potential causes before appropriate treatment can be prescribed.

• 2

  Consider using eye drops if your teary eyes are due in part to dry air. Eye drops are usually quite effective at cleaning your eyes, relieving the excessive tearing, and undoing the effects of dust and pollution on your eyes.

• 3

  Use soft, disposable contact lenses if the problem is because of your contact lenses. Because disposable lenses are changed daily, deposits cannot build up in your eyes, reducing the chance of irritation to your eyes. If you cannot get disposable lenses immediately, make sure that you clean your permanent lenses frequently. Make sure that you choose a cleansing solution that does not irritate your eyes.

• 4

  Try using an antihistamine. An oral antihistamine could reduce the tearing in your eyes. However, remember that an antihistamine is a secretion-drying medication and your eyes may become too dry. To prevent overdrying, use artificial tears every few hours while taking the antihistamine.

• 5

  Invest in a pair of high quality sunglasses. Choose a style that hugs the sides of your head closely. It offers additional protection from air, pollutants, and irritants will make their way into your eyes, resulting in less tearing.

• 6

  Wear a pair of glasses if you have to enter an extremely dusty area. Specks of dust can get wedged between the contact lens and your eye, leading to further irritation.

• 7

  Avoid wearing contacts on smoggy days or when the pollen count is high. People who do not wear contacts often suffer from irritated watery eyes on these days; the effects can be much worse on contact lens wearers.