CORTICOSTEROIDS AND FIBROLYSIN IN THE PREVENTION OF LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION

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...

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

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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...

The Treatment of Obstruction of Lacrimal Duct and Chronic Dacryocystitis

Lacrimal duct obstruction after radioiodine therapy: case report and treatment

Iodoterapia representa a terapia com iodo radioativo. A radiação beta emitida pelo iodo radioativo são partículas que irão se armazenar no tecido da tireóide destruindo as células cancerígenas que ainda restaram após a cirurgia (tireoidectomia). É importante enfatizar este possível efeito deletério da terapêutica, a qual afeta a mucosa da via lacrimal, sendo o resultado do processo de inflamaçã...