History.?Anglo-Indian, male, aged 29 years, telegraphist. According to the patient, in the winter of 1936-37, he suffered from an attack of epiphora, photophobia and dimness of vision in the left eye which responded to treatment in about two months. He states that he had no further trouble until October 1939 when one eye, and soon after the other, became inflamed, causing him an intense epiphor...

We report a case of tympanic membrane rupture during snorkeling in a 17-year-old young man who had previously undergone bilateral Jones tubes placed for epiphora. To our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been previously reported.

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the microbiology of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) and its antimicrobial susceptibilities. METHODS Ninety-three patients (100 eyes) diagnosed with PANDO, categorized as acute, chronic dacryocystitis, or simple epiphora, were prospectively enrolled. Lacrimal sac contents were cultured for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with conjunctivochalasis (CCh). METHODS AND MATERIALS This retrospective study enrolled 30 subjects diagnosed with conjunctivochalasis. Complete ophthalmic examination, including visual acuity assessment, slit-lamp examination, applanation tonometry, dilated funduscopy, tear break-up time, Schirmer 1 test, and fluorescein staining w...

OBJECTIVE To assess the long-term functional outcome of external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in terms of epiphora. STUDY DESIGN Single-group cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Section of Ophthalmology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2000 to June 2010. METHODOLOGY This study included adults who underwent external DCR surgery at the AKUH during January 2000 t...