AMONG the many signs of hypothyroidism, puffiness of the eye-lids is a familiar feature of the facial appearance, but watering of the eyes is not usually reported as a prominent symptom. Recently we have seen five patients who presented to an oculist complaining of watering of the eyes in whom there was found evidence of hypothyroidism and whose symptoms were relieved by the administration of t...

introduction: this study was done to determine the site of obstruction in lacrimal drainage system in asian patients suffering from epiphora and to determine the transit time taken for the tracer material to reach the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity. methods:dacryoscintigraphy was performed using radionuclide technetium-99m pertechnetate (99mtc) in 34 patients suffering from unilateral or bil...

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an autostable bicanaliculus Intubation stent in management acquired punctal stenosis adults.Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.Place and Duration Study: The study was carried at Armed Forces Institute Ophthalmology (AFIO), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from April 2022 to November 2022.Materials Methods: This is being conducted after approval hospital eth...

While less common than distal lacrimal obstruction, proximal obstruction causes many cases of epiphora. This article examines the aetiology of proximal lacrimal obstruction and considers current management strategies with reference to recent literature. The Lester Jones tube is the favoured method of dealing with most cases of severe proximal obstruction; other methods have been tried with less...