Sarah is the author of nine novels. The ninth hard cover, Above the East China Sea, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2014. The soft cover is being released by Penguin on April 28, 2015.
Tear over-secretion is usually caused by irritation or inflammation of the surface of the eye. This can occur for a number of reasons, including eyelash and eyelid problems or allergies. Oddly, a dry eye problem can sometimes cause watery eyes, because the eye produces excess tears to combat the irritation and dryness.
1 A stone (lacrimal stone) that has formed within the tear duct. 2  A broken cheekbone that puts pressure on a tear duct. 3  Injury to the bones that hold and protect the eyes (orbits). 4  Infection that causes swelling and redness of the eyelid and surrounding skin (periorbital cellulitis).5  Infection may scar the tear duct.n adults, blocked tear ducts, which cause tears to build up in the eyes, may be caused by one or more conditions. They include: 1  Thickening of the tear duct lining.