Background: The purpose of the study was to describe the pattern of presentation of congenital ocular anomalies (COAs) among children seen at the, Department of Ophthalmology (Guinness Eye Centre), Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria ...
Kareem Olatunbosun Musa +5 more
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CONGENITAL NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS [PDF]
Purpose: To discuss the various epidemiological aspects and the impact risk factors for developing CNLDO in children. Material/Methods: An analytical observational case-control study.
Krasina Valcheva +3 more
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Dacriocistocele congênita: diagnóstico ultrassonográfico ante e pós-natal [PDF]
Congenital dacryocystocele is an unusual type of nasolacrimal obstruction. Treatment with antibiotics or surgical removal is practiced to reduce the risks of infection (acute dacryocystitis) and potentially lethal septicemia.
Abreu Junior, Luiz de +3 more
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Nasolacrimal Duct Mucocele: Case Report and Literature Review
Introduction Mucoceles are benign expansive cystic formations, composed of a mucus-secreting epithelium (respiratory or pseudostratified epithelium). Nasolacrimal mucocele occurs in a small proportion of children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and is
Fernanda Carneiro Corujeira de Britto +5 more
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Asymptomatic lacrimal flow abnormalities in patients with septal deviations and turbinate hypertrophy [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to investigate the lacrimal flow in patients affected by septal deviations and turbinate hypertrophy and to evaluate changes after rhinoseptoplasty with dacryocystography (DCT) and computed tomographic dacryocystography (CT ...
Bottini, Dj +6 more
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Refraction in Children with Unilateral and Bilateral Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction [PDF]
The study aimed to identify the type of refraction in children with unilateral and bilateral congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) who underwent nasolacrimal duct probing.
Krasina Valcheva, Snejana Murgova
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Background: Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is one of the commonest problems encountered in daily ophthalmology practice. Though probing and syringing is the mainstay of management of CNLDO, there is no clear guideline about the optimal ...
Koshal Shrestha +5 more
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Modified Ipswich Procedure:patient-perceived benefit and surgical outcomes in a series of ten patients [PDF]
Acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLO) causes symptoms of epiphora which can be associated with stickiness, dacryocystitis and interference with tear film causing visual blurring [1].
Athanasiov +9 more
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Acute dacryocystitis: two cases reports [PDF]
The adult lacrimal obstruction can be congenital or acquired. In the case of the acquired form, the etiology classifies in not-specific (it involves the coating epithelium and/or the vascular plexus submucosae of the lacrimal duct) and specific ...
Lorena, Silvia Helena Tavares +1 more
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Identification of bacterial isolates from nasolacrimal duct infection in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction from Feiz teaching hospital, Isfahan [PDF]
Dacryocystitis is a lacrimal sac and duct inflammation. It can be inherited or congenital. Two primary forms are acquired dacryocystitis, acute and chronic.
Ebneali, Helma +3 more
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