At University of Utah Health, surgery for excessive tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction involves a team approach with surgeons who have fellowship training in orbital and sinus specialties.

Tear ducts are structures that drain tears from your eye and into your nose. They’re also known as nasolacrimal ducts. If these ducts become clogged, it’s called a blocked tear duct or nasolacrimal ...

Indications for nasal cauterization include active or recurrent epistaxis that affects a patient’s quality of life or health. Adjunctive interventions may include direct compression of the nasal alae, ...