Biopsy of nasolacrimal duct using sheath guided dacryoendoscopy
1 August 2019
| Rina Bhatt
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Dacryoendoscopy, biopsy, immunohistochemistry, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, sheath-guided endoscopic probing (SEP)
In this study the author’s biopsied six eyes of five individuals with recurrent nasolacrimal duct obstruction following a prior dacryoendoscopic probing. All procedures were performed under local anaesthetic, the obstruction or lesion was directly visualised with dacryoendoscope and biopsy was...
Direct endoscopic probing for congenital lacrimal duct obstruction
1 April 2014
| Anjali Gupta
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Ophthalmology
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congenital lacrimal duct obstruction (CLDO), dacryoendoscopy, endoscopic probing
The most common treatment for congenital lacrimal duct obstruction (CLDO) is probing, which is traditionally a blind procedure. Previous literature reports success rates between 78-92%. The authors of this retrospective non comparative case series reviewed the success rates of probing...
