Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success of bicanalicular lacrimal intubation as a primary treatment in cases of epiphora caused by congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children up to 6 years of age.
Raafat M Abdelrahman Abdallah
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Behavior and outcomes of 141 acquired lacrimal sac mucoceles treated via endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. [PDF]
AIM: To investigate the clinical profile of patients with acquired lacrimal sac mucocele (ALSM) and evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (En-DCR) for this condition.
Ma YJ+8 more
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Lacrimal Gland Repair after Short-term Obstruction of Excretory Duct in Rabbits
AbstractAqueous tear-deficient dry eye is a multifactorial chronic disorder in which the lacrimal glands fail to produce enough tears to maintain a healthy ocular surface. The existence of lacrimal gland stem/progenitor cells was proposed in several species, yet their origin and characteristics are not very clear.
Hui Lin+4 more
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END-TO-SIDE ANASTOMOSIS FOR OBSTRUCTION OF THE NASO-LACRIMAL DUCT [PDF]
R. A. Burn
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Concurrent lacrimal duct obstruction in patients with fungal corneal ulcer
Abstract Introduction: Occlusion of the lacrimal duct will cause inflammation and accumulation of the harmful materials and pathogens, in the conjunctival sac, raising the risk of corneal infection.7 Hence this study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of lacrimal duct obstruction in patients suffering from fungal keratitis. Materials and
Kavita M. Salagar, Yashaswini S R
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Mohammad Javed Ali,1 Swati Singh,1 Milind N Naik,1 Swathi Kaliki,2 Tarjani Vivek Dave1 1Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, 2The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ...
Ali MJ+4 more
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CORTICOSTEROIDS AND FIBROLYSIN IN THE PREVENTION OF LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION [PDF]
Yogeshwar Dayal
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Intervention using a novel biodegradable hollow stent containing polylactic acid-polyprolactone-polyethylene glycol complexes against lacrimal duct obstruction disease. [PDF]
Lacrimal duct obstruction disease (LDOD) is a common ophthalmologic disease. Stent implantation surgery is one of the most effective therapies. In this study, we intended to find out the satisfactory biodegradable stents containing poly-L-lactic acid ...
Zhan X+5 more
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Commentary: Rule out lacrimal duct obstruction before every intraocular procedure. [PDF]
Singh M, Kaur M, Abhaypal K, Gupta P.
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The efficacy of sleeve technique in primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction with a high lacrimal sac
To evaluate the efficacy of a sleeve technique during endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) patients with a high lacrimal sac.The medical records of 45 patients (49 cases) undergoing endoscopic DCR for primary NLDO with a high lacrimal sac were retrospectively reviewed.
Jung Yeul Kim+3 more
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