Causes of Watery Eyes
One of the major causes of watery eyes is chronic dry eyes. This is because, in the state of over-dryness, your brain is signaling your eyes to produce “reflex” tears, the tears you cry with. Reflex tears are of a different consistency and quantity than the basal tears which normally coat the cornea. They do not have the balanced components that basal tears do, and their purpose is to flood the eye in response to a foreign body or irritant. Watery tears are of poor “quality”. In fact, the effects of having watery eyes resembles the results of frequent eye drop-use: making your eyes drier and drier over time. Tears that are too watery and abundant wash away the important natural lubricants your eyes produce