Tear duct treatments
Tear duct irrigation, tear duct probing, tear duct obstruction: In order to treat conditions of the tear ducts (aka lacrimal ducts or lacrimal canals) (e.g., watery eyes), the permeability of the lacrimal ducts is examined with a probe and the lacrimal ducts may be irrigated to remove obstructions. In order to close discharging lacrimal ducts, so-called punctum plugs can be used.