Antegrade balloon dilatation of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in adults
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Antegrade balloon dilatation of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in adults.
AIMS To determine the efficacy of antegrade balloon dilatation of postsaccal lacrimal stenosis in adults. METHODS Balloon dilatation was performed in a series of 30 patients with complete nasolacrimal duct obstructions and epiphora. Obstruction was diagnosed by canalicular irrigation and transcanalicular endoscopic examination of the lacrimal pathway. Except for four cases in which general an...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.2.200