For what reason do people involuntarily shed tears? We are all aging, and the body’s adaptive capacity is reduced, which leads to the development of various pathologies. Diseases are increasingly the cause of ill health, and in winter more than in other seasons is concerned about such a problem as tearing.
Disease and age: what is the connection?
Aging is a natural fact that is difficult to resist, it is inevitable, but if you treat the problem correctly, you can correct this process. Life expectancy has increased compared to the last century, and as the number of elderly people has increased, statistics have appeared, and it reflects the number of pathologies that are most common in old age. Some of them are related to vision. More than 57% of people over the age of 60 face eye disease to some degree. Tearing is a serious problem, and it is not always associated with disorders of the tear ducts. The problem is that the eye system is subject to change, or rather, its protective functions are not so well cope with the tasks assigned to them. These pathological conditions may be directly or indirectly related to the aging of the body.
The disease can occur in anyone, but the category of the elderly is singled out, as the number of people over the age of sixty has increased, and they are the most likely to suffer from tearing. An unconventional approach to the problem is needed, it is important to find out the cause of the tear and whether it is a symptom of another disease.
Symptoms and causes of tearing
Today there is not much literature and research on this issue, so you should understand the causes of the problem and build the right treatment regimen.
It is important for the doctor to hear the patient’s complaints, conduct examinations, examine the organ of vision, to achieve a clear description of symptoms. Examining the lacrimal organs to correctly assess the position and tone of the eyelids, eyelash growth, the condition of the mucosa. As the skin becomes dry with age, thins, hangs over the edge of the lashes, it can lead to the development of diseases such as blepharopatosis. Muscle tone also decreases, eyelids are twisted, and for this reason tears flow constantly.
When the lower eyelid is twisted, the eyelashes become irritated to the conjunctiva and cornea, and therefore the ocular organ is forced to secrete too many tears. Sometimes the cause of tearing is improper eyelash growth. If during life there were barley, inflammation, microtrauma, it provokes improper eyelash growth.
The problem may be the malfunction or pathological changes of the lacrimal papilla, in which tears have nowhere to go. Observe similar symptoms in chronic conjunctivitis, and this disease is difficult to treat, as the body of the elderly is weakened.
Not all patients with visual impairment, when a person is diagnosed with presbyopia, seek a prescription from a doctor. People think that it is enough to pick up a beautiful pair of glasses at the pharmacy, and then it becomes easier to look at the world with a new look. But it is the wrong glasses can be a provoking factor for tears. Symptoms may include tearing in the eyes, sand in the eyes, and pain. At the same time people are treated for conjunctivitis for a long time, but all to no avail, the process only intensifies, drugs do not help.
Another cause of tears is diseases of the ENT organs. If the patient has a curvature of the septum, rhinitis in hypertrophic form or if the nasal cavity has changed, he gets used to the discomfort, gets used to the illness and consults an ophthalmologist. But in this case, only joint therapy will be able to correct the situation and lead to a positive result. Effective treatment can be achieved only with a comprehensive approach to the disease.
Medicines and drops
Since the causes of tearing are many, treatment should be prescribed only after careful examination. It is important to find out: the cause is age-related or there is a disease of the lacrimal organs. Both the treatment regimen and the duration depend on this. Preventive examinations of the elderly are considered mandatory, as the problem is easier to eliminate at an early stage. At the same time it is necessary to approach the choice of drugs responsibly and not to prescribe a large number of drops and other means. Without a bacteriogram, you can make a mistake in the choice, and the result of improper treatment can be allergic reaction. As a rule, the elderly have concomitant eye diseases: cataracts, glaucoma, and to maintain normal vision requires medication. Instead of one disease it is necessary to treat several with a large number of drugs. If all of them are used simultaneously, it is possible to invert the eyelids, lacrimal point, and in this case, the tearing will inevitably increase.
If you can not avoid the use of several drugs, there must be an interval of 15 minutes between applications.
If the patient needs to bury the drug on a regular basis, it is better to pull the upper eyelid to avoid inversion of the lower eyelid.
If tears bother a person constantly, it is necessary to explain how to wipe them properly, as it is very important. You can not rub your eyes, press on the eyeball. It is enough to wet the closed eyes, you should move from the outer corner to the inner, while trying not to distract the lower eyelid. Of course, it is better to cure the disease, but if this can not be done, you should at least try to follow the recommendations, avoid contact with stiff handkerchiefs and napkins, less contact with dirty hands.
Thus, the more thorough the examination of the patient, the greater the chances of the doctor to make his life more productive, the more so now that the time of retirement has changed significantly. Having established the nature of the illness, you can deal with the problem, and treatment will bring the desired result.
No one has yet managed to escape old age, but science is not standing still. Every year more and more people use new developments, on the basis of research it is possible to adjust the diet, activity and daily routine, which affects the quality of life.
