BACKGROUND/AIM Until recently, diagnosis of disorders of the lacrimal system has depended on digital dacryocystography and on clinical examinations such as the fluorescein dye test, lacrimal probing, and irrigation. The lacrimal system and its mucous membranes can now be viewed directly with a lacrimal endoscope. While the first endoscopes were rigid and limited by poor picture quality in axial...

An electrical method is described for confirming the entry into the nose of a nasolacrimal probe.

Bilateral acute dacryocystitis in neonates is a rare condition with very few cases described in literature. [1–3] We present a case of bilateral acute dacryocystitis secondary to congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO), caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA). This was the first case of bilateral acute dacryocystitis secondary to CNLDO, caused ...

PURPOSE To present the success rate in treating congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction with hydrostatic pressure (Crigler method). METHODS Clinical data from 186 children aged up to 32 months treated from 1990 until 2005 were reviewed retrospectively. The procedure was repeated up to 3 times at a one week interval. Using EPI INFO version 6.04 software for analysis, data were tabulated and s...

Introduction :The therapeutic approach in children with Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO)differs from that used in adults. While Dacryocystorhinostomy(DCR) is the most common procedure in adults. It is carried out less frequently in children. It is indicated for children with persistent NLDO refractory to probing and in cases of recurrent or chronic dacryocystitis. Aims and objectives : The ...

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of early intervention in cases of congenital NasoLacrimal Duct Obstruction (NLDO). Also, to find the possibility of occurrence of additional side effects. Methods: The study involved thirty-three patients diagnosed as nasolacrimal duct obstruction of congenital origin between 2003 to 2005. These patients were submitted to early intervention by probing and irrig...

Radiologic studies of the nasolacrimal system following instillation of various opaque media have been found to be of value in patients with epiphora. However, there are certain disadvantages with these methods. Extravasation of the oily opaque media into the surrounding tissues may subsequently result in the development of pseudopolycystic sacs. The use of too highly concentrated solutions of ...