What's wrong with facial paralysis and tears?

Facial paralysis patients with facial expression muscle paralysis, can be manifested as the disappearance of forehead lines, eye crack expansion, mouth droop. The sick side can not make wrinkles, eyes closed, teeth and other actions, when the eyes closed, the paralyzed side of the eyeball turned upward outward, revealing white sclera. Because the patient can not close the eyes action, so the conjunctiva long-term exposure, easy to cause conjunctivitis, showing tears phenomenon. In addition, the patient's tear spots turn over with the lower eyelid, tears can not be absorbed normally, resulting in tears overflow, showing tears symptoms. When the patient tears, attention should be paid to protect the exposed cornea and prevent conjunctivitis, can be given eye drops, eye ointment and other methods of treatment.