Quantitative lacrimal scintillography. II. Lacrimal pathology.
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Quantitative lacrimal scintillography. II. Lacrimal pathology.
Quantitative lacrimal scintillography is a useful clinical procedure in assessing lacrimal drainage function in patients with epiphora. Examples are presented of patients with canalicular disease, lid abnormalities, 'functional blocks', and dysthroid disease, in which this technique was valuable. Information regarding the dynamics of a functioning and non-functioning dacryocystorhinostomy is el...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.59.6.313