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Biopsy of nasolacrimal duct using sheath guided dacryoendoscopy

1 August 2019 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | 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...

Nasolacrimal duct screening to minimise post cataract endophthalmitis

1 February 2015 | | Cataract and Refractive | cataract, endophthalmitis, nasolacrimal duct obstruction

This case control study compared the nasolacrimal duct (NLD) patency in a random sample of phacoemulsification cataract surgery patients (control group) versus a consecutive series of patients who developed endophthalmitis post cataract surgery (case group). NLD syringing was performed in...