Dacryocystorhinostomy for epiphora in the presence of a patent lacrimal system.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the success rate of dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) for epiphora in patients with a clinically patent lacrmal drainage system. METHODS: A series of 51 patients, 12 men and 39 women, who underwent DCR surgery for epiphora with a clinically patent lacrimal drainage system in the background of normal eyelid examination, were evaluated. All patients underwent fluorescein dye disappearance testing and Jones 1 and 2 testing with dacryocystograms in borderline cases. A standard DCR was performed with bicanalicular silicone tubing inserted in all cases. The average time for the removal of the silicone tubes was 9.6 weeks. RESULTS: In 48 cases (94%) there was improvement in symptoms with minimal or no significant epiphora postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Epiphora with a patent lacrimal drainage system obstruction can be successfully treated by DCR based on fluorescein dye disappearance tests and Jones 1 and 2 tests, with dacryocystography in borderline cases.[1]References
- Dacryocystorhinostomy for epiphora in the presence of a patent lacrimal system. O'Donnell, B., Shah, R. Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. (2001) [Pubmed]
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