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Retrospective study in 1020 cases on the rate of surgical site infections after lacrimal surgery without prophylactic systemic antibiotics

Acta Ophthalmologica, Volume 102, Issue 8, Page 963-967, December 2024.
Abstract Background/Aims Data regarding the effectiveness of prophylactic systemic antibiotics (PSA) in lacrimal surgery is scarce. Therefore, we determined the postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) rate in lacrimal surgery without PSA. Methods We retrospectively analysed files of patients who underwent external (extDCR) or endoscopic endonasal ...
R. O. B. de Keizer, J. S. Suwandi, J. C. van Limpt, C. Kluis, G. Hötte, A. P. Nagtegaal, D. Paridaens   +6 more
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Evaluation of the role of syringing prior to cataract surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
Patients for cataract surgery in India routinely undergo preoperative syringing to rule out chronic dacryocystitis. We determined the sensitivity and specificity of the clinical test of regurgitation on pressure over the lacrimal sac (ROPLAS) as a ...
Thomas Ravi, Thomas Saju, Braganza Andrew, Muliyil Jayaprakash   +3 more
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Study of the effect of different designs of nasal mucosal and lacrimal sac flaps on the success rate of external dacryocystorhinostomy

Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, 2017
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the designing of four types of mucosal flaps on the success rates of dacryocystorhinostomy. Patients and methods In this prospective randomized study, dacryocystorhinostomy was performed for 128 ...
Ali M El Sawy, Momen M Hamdi, Sherif S Elwan, Tarek M Abdalla   +3 more
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Perioperative visual loss with non-ocular surgery: Case report and review of literature

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
Perioperative visual loss (POVL), a rare but devastating complication, has been reported after spine, cardiac, and head-neck surgeries.The various causes include ischemic optic neuropathy, central or branch retinal artery occlusion, and cortical ...
Nidhi Pandey, Ashok K Chandrakar, Mangi L Garg   +2 more
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Endoscopic Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Combined with Canaliculus Repair for the Management of Dacryocystitis with Canalicular Obstruction

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Purpose. The aim of this study is to propose a simple and efficient combination surgery for the management of dacryocystitis with canalicular obstruction. Methods.
Yunhai Tu, Zhenbin Qian, Jiao Zhang, Wencan Wu, Tianlin Xiao   +4 more
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Management of macular epiretinal membrane by vitrectomy and intravitreal triamcinolone

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
A patient underwent successful vitrectomy for macular epiretinal membrane with anatomical and functional improvement. 10 weeks later, there was a recurrence of macular edema with corresponding visual decline.
Dhananjay Shukla
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Dacryocystitis [PDF]

Eye, 1995
R A, Sharma, Y, Sujatha
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TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LACRIMAL SAC

Vision Pan-America, 2016
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that still remains a public health problem in many countries. Its incidence in industrialized countries has been increasing during recent years due to HIV infection and ...
Mafalda Soares, Inês Coutinho, António Ribeiro Silva, Luis Oliveira, Pedro Montalvão, Miguel Magalhães   +5 more
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Bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibility of adult chronic dacryocystitis

, 1970
Introduction: Chronic dacryocystitis results in chronic infection and inflammation of the lacrimal sac. Objective: To identify the aetiology of chronic dacryocystitis and to determine their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.
DR Bhatta, M Chaudhary, A Bhattarai, SK Adhikari   +3 more
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Microbiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Adult Dacryocystitis

Clinical Ophthalmology
Yi-Chun Chi,1,2 Chia-Ching Lin,1,2 Tzu-Yu Chiu1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence: Tzu-Yu Chiu, Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung ...
Chi YC, Lin CC, Chiu TY
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