Obstructions in the lacrimal pathways quite often require accurate and reliable image scanning for confirmation and documentation. Infrared thermal imaging, known as thermography, is a resource that complements diagnosis; it does not require touching the patient or applying contrast materials and has been used in various medical procedures for decades. However, there have been few studies in th...

Aim: Aim of our study was to compare the surgical otolaryngology cases (vocal cord lesions, dacryocystitis, tonsillitis, and oral cavity growth) operated with laser and with conventional technique. Methods: 89 patients were reviewed. Laser was used in 50 cases. Results: We found that postoperative pain and intraoperative bleeding was less in patients operated with laser technique. Haemostatis w...

Managing the inflamed or infected eye in the emergency setting presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the emergency physician; the causes and prognoses range from benign, self-limited illness to organ-threatening pathology. A careful history, with attention to comorbid illnesses and time course, is paramount, as is knowledge of the complete ophthalmologic examination. Much of the or...

This describes a -simple method of keeping a graft from the lacrymal sac i-n position in external dacryOcystorhinostomy andrequires the use of no special instruments other than those provided in the equipment of a Military Hospital. The use of rubber tubing is introduced to do this (tube drainage of the frontal sinus into the nose is a common procedure and suggested its employment in-these case...