Office probing for treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in infants
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Clinical Outcomes of Initial and Repeated Nasolacrimal Duct Office-Based Probing for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
PURPOSE To characterize the outcomes of initial and repeated office-based probing as a primary treatment for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) in children. METHODS The medical records of patients who underwent nasolacrimal duct office-based probing for CNLDO between March 2004 and January 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Nasolacrimal duct probing was performed on 244 eyes fr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1091-8531
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.10.016