purpose: to evaluate the outocmes and complications of dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) in the ophthalmic centers of yazd medical sciences university, yazd, iran. method: the outcomes of external dcr (ex-dcr) operation on 187 patients were evaluated. patients were selected consecutively. results: overall success rate was 90.4% (ci 95%; 86.3 - 94.5%). success rate was 90.9% in females and 89.1% in ma...

INTRODUCTION Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is the treatment of choice for nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Although external DCR is regarded as the gold standard, endoscopic DCR is evolving as an equally-effective alternative. Objectives To compare the success rate of treating nasolacrimal duct obstruction by endoscopic endonasal method compared to the conventional DCR surgery. Materials and method...