OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of late Nasolacrimal Duct (NLD) probing in children 2 years and above and to identify the cause of failure in these children. STUDY DESIGN Quasi- experimental. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Shri Ganapati Netralaya, Jalna, India, from January 1999 to June 2003. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical diagnosis of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (CNLDO) was d...

A total of 585 infants and children, with 802 con­ genital nasolacrimal duct obstructions, were treated during a ten year old period, from June 1985 at StMichael's and St.Anne's hospitals in Colombo. All patients were initially treated medi­ cally (massage), and failures were subjected to probing, and when probing failed, to dilatation. Resolution with medical therapy was 86% in pa­ tients unde...

PURPOSE To determine the success rate of probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) in various age groups. METHODS One hundred children (118 eyes) aged 4 to 48 months diagnosed with CNLDO were included and divided into 6 groups; group 1: infants 4-6 months of age, group 2: infants from 7 to 12 months, group 3: toddlers 13-18 months of age, group 4: older toddlers 19-24 month...