Bacteriology of lacrimal duct obstruction in adults

Bacteriology of lacrimal duct obstruction in adults.

AIMS To determine the current bacteriology of lacrimal duct obstruction (LDO) and to relate the bacteriological findings to the type of symptoms. METHODS 127 samples were obtained from the lacrimal sac in 118 consecutive adult patients with LDO, including nine bilateral cases. RESULTS Altogether, 156 isolates were recovered from the 127 samples cultured. Cultures were positive from 84% of t...

Comparative study of radioisotope dacryoscintigraphy and contrast dacryocystography in diagnosis of lacrimal duct obstruction [Persian]

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Corticosteroids and Fibrolysin in the Prevention of Lacrimal Duct Obstruction.

BLOCKED naso-lacrimal duct, i.e. stenosis without inflammation, is the commonest cause of epiphora. Medical treatment to cure the condition has been recommended from early times, but on the whole, with few exceptions, the results have not been good. Anel (1713) first attempted to restore the patency of the passages by probing and syringing. Apart from these methods, conservative treatment depen...

The Treatment of Obstruction of Lacrimal Duct and Chronic Dacryocystitis

[Treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction with a Tear-Leader stent].

PURPOSE To compare the effectiveness and patency of the TearLeader stent (PBN) for treatment of lacrimal system obstruction. METHODS A prospective study of 68 patients referred from the ophthalmology department with suspicion of lacrimal system obstruction. We placed 74 TearLeader PBN stents. Inclusion criteria were: complete obstruction of lacrimal duct with canalicula and lacrimal puncta pa...