My eye produces more tears/water than normal...what can I do?

Question

My left eye is ok, but my right eye produces a lot of tears. When I lie down, tears (in small amount) just comes streaming down my cheeks even though I'm not crying or feeling sad at all. This happens to me a lot, especially when I sleep. So, when I wake up in the morning, the tears around my eyes have dried, and I end up having these crusty/sticky, dried up tear drops in my eyes, which shuts my eyes completely until I go wash it with water. Washing it all the time created dryness in the eye and irritation, but this happens all the time because my right eye keeps producing more tears than normal, especially in the night time. I've been having this problem for quite a while now. I'm going to go see an optomologist soon, but he's out of town now, and I have to leave for camp tomorrow. Our lodge will be somewhat far away from the camp's bathroom, and I don't want to stumble or fall with my eyes shut when I wake up in the morning. Are there any at-home/easy remedies for this problem to use temporarily so it doesn't become a problem while I'm away at camp/until the doctor comes back? Please help me. Thanks in advance and 10 points for best answer!

Answer 1

It sounds like you have an overactive tear duct, ask at your local chemist to see if they can give you something, I'm not sure there is much more you can do until you see the optometrist,drops maybe, try keeping moist towelettes on hand and keep wiping when you can

Answer 2

i work for an opthalmologist and you either have dry eye or your tear duct hole could be clogged. 1st try eye drops 4x a day at least. NOT VISINE! natural tears. then if no change go to a OPTHALMOLOGIST. not optometrist. ok? anymore ?'s feel free to ask.

Answer 3

u shd get advice from ur eye doc.