OBJECTIVE To evaluate the nasolacrimal ostium created after successful external dacryocystorhinostomy. METHODS This prospective study included 41 successful primary external dacryocystorhinostomies performed in 41 patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction (33 women and 8 men; age range, 19-75 years). The dimensions of osteotomy were measured during surgery. Patients alternately underwent ei...

To evaluate the incidence and characteristics of carriers of conjunctival methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MRCNS) among preoperative patients at an eye clinic, bacterial growth was studied in 978 conjunctival specimens of 628 preoperative patients without signs of ocular infection. Specimens were evaluated for growth ...

Purpose: The Objective of the study is to know and record effect lockdown in outpatient emergency services pediatric ophthalmology department Kedia Eye Hospital.Method: Comparison children attending Pediatric Department Hospital during before lockdown. Data February 16 2021 April 15 was compared with June 2021. Collection data done from Outpatients Emergency Register.Results: Children below yea...

Abstract Background Tear meniscus is one of the most important indices for therapeutic evaluation in treatment obstruction lacrimal drainage system, which can be assessed by slit lamp examination and fluorescein dye disappearance test as a semi quantitative measurement. Recently Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography has enabled noninvasive assessment tear meniscus. Objective To evaluate...

purpose: to determine the frequency of otolaryngological disorders in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (cnldo) as compared to controls. methods: in this case-control study, 80 children with cnldo (cases) and 80 children without cnldo (controls) were examined for ophthalmological and otolaryngological dosirders. data analysis was performed using pearson chi-square and fishe...

A wide array of pathogenic factors has been associated with lacrimal drainage system obstruction including inflammatory conditions originating from the eye, conjunctiva, lacrimal mucosa, nose and paranasal sinuses; trauma; congenital abnormalities; radiotherapy and neoplasms. Inflammatory conditions initially cause lac-rimal mucosal swelling but may lead to fibrotic narrowing or obstruction of ...

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: Should we continue lacrimal massage till 1 year or perform an office probing at 6 months? A clinical decision analysis approach Sir, We read the study by Bhandari et al. [1] with interest. It was of particular interest to us because probing for the congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) remains the second most common ocular surgical interventi...

Objective: To compare the success rate of nasal endoscopic assisted probing and simple in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
 Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
 Place Duration Study: Eye department, Combined Military Hospital, Malir Cantt, Karachi, from Feb 2018 to Jun 2019.
 Methodology: A total 100 children were randomly divided into two groups. Each child both gro...

Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is a common disease in children. The classic treatment of CNLDO is probing that was done around one year old. However, controversy exists regarding the outcome of probing in children older than one year. This study aimed to find the cure rate of initial probing for CNLDO and identify factors producing the failure rate in old age. In this retrospe...

Objective: To compare the results and complications of monocanalicular and bicanalicular Ritleng intubation under endoscopic guidance in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Methods: This prospective study was performed on 24 patients with congenital NLD obstruction in the age between (2-5 years), divided into 2 groups. Group (A) underwent monocanalicular intubation, while gr...