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Redness In Tear Ducts, Difficulty Producing Tears, Dry Eyes. Wearing Contact Lenses. What Could I Do?

Hi, I have been having trouble producing tears in my eyes recently and just this morning I found reddish crust in my tear ducts. I know yellow is normal but red is a bit concerning. Any ideas as to what might be going on?

P.S. I suppose is should say have been getting used to contact lenses and have been using safe eye drops for them. I have taken a three week break from my contacts to see if my eyes would get better but so far they still cannot tear up and I wake up every morning with incredibly dry eyes. They look healthy though save for the occasional redness that comes with dry eyes. The fact that I can’t easily tear up concerns me however and my eyes really hurt. This bit of red crust in my tear duct seems very concerning. What could it be and what should
i do?
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Hi Friend I am Dr Bilal and I am an Ophthalmologist
Welcome to Health Care Magic and thanks for writing to us .
I would like to answer your question and your satisfaction is my goal .

From the history given by you , it seems that you are suffering from dry eyes / blepharitis .Basically dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the tears and the ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface . I would suggest you to visit your eye doctor and get your eyes examined . Your eye doctor may advise you for Schirmer test , slit lamp exam and you may be prescribed with antibiotics . Meanwhile , do not wear your contacts and use lubricating eye drops (artificial tears) .
I hope you will find my answer helpful .

Wish you a very speedy recovery .
Good luck .
Best regards .
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Redness In Tear Ducts, Difficulty Producing Tears, Dry Eyes. Wearing Contact Lenses. What Could I Do?

Hi Friend I am Dr Bilal and I am an Ophthalmologist Welcome to Health Care Magic and thanks for writing to us . I would like to answer your question and your satisfaction is my goal . From the history given by you , it seems that you are suffering from dry eyes / blepharitis .Basically dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the tears and the ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface . I would suggest you to visit your eye doctor and get your eyes examined . Your eye doctor may advise you for Schirmer test , slit lamp exam and you may be prescribed with antibiotics . Meanwhile , do not wear your contacts and use lubricating eye drops (artificial tears) . I hope you will find my answer helpful . Wish you a very speedy recovery . Good luck . Best regards .