Patent ID: 7887859
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating epiphora in a subject in need of such treatment, the method comprising administering to a nasal area of the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising camphor, eucalyptus oil, and menthol, wherein the composition is substantially free of lipids other than the eucalyptus oil, wherein the epiphora is brought about or exacerbated by a condition selected from the group consisting of punctual stenosis, canicular stenosis, canaliculitis, dacryocystosis, lacrimal sac tumors, congenital malformations of the tear duct system, foreign bodies, inflammation of the tear ducts, eye infections, inability to blink correctly, nerve damage, entropion, ectropion, and age-related changes in the tear drainage system.