Ellie, I sure hope that your eyelid heals up and that you won't need to have surgery. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are on the way.

I've had a blocked tear duct in my left eye 2 times now and I needed to have surgery both times. I think that mine are due to allegies or sinus problems. I had the last surgery in Nov.2011 but my left eye still tends to tear up much more than my right eye. I need to go back to my doctor to have him look at it again some time. I hated wearing glasses so I ended up wearing contacts instead. I later used the disposable daily wear kind. I later had Lasik surgery done but I was never 20/20 in my left eye due to the astigmatism. Now my vision has gotten a bit worse but I usually only wear glasses when I drive at night. I wear prescription sun glasses when I drive during the day. I also have to wear reading glasses at work because I work with tiny detailed things. Now I can't imagine not wearing reading glasses at work. I can still read most things and even use the computer without them though. I'll be turning 50 in Dec. It sure sucks getting old.