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Woman Cries Crystal Tears

Created on August 10, 2015

Laura Ponce from Brazil has a rare medical condition – she cries crystal tears!

It may sound pretty awesome but in fact the condition is very painful for 35 year old Laura. When she cries, Laura’s eyes create a white clot which turns to solid crystal after she blinks and it reaches the eye’s surface.

Laura first discovered the crystal tears when she was 15 and her mother took her to the emergency room. The doctor was just as mystified as Laura.

The condition has caused Laura’s eyes to swell often and has caused infection, forcing Laura to take 6 months off work as she removed up to 30 hard crystals from her eyes each day. The crystals would then form a membrane over her eye.

For over 20 years, no one could explain Laura’s condition until she met Dr. Raul Goncalves, an ophthalmologist specialist. He believes the crystal tears are a result in Laura’s eyes producing excessive amounts of keratin protein.

I found this weird because where would the crystals come from  ? And how would they get in he body .