ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2016
Success rates of dacryoendoscopy-guided probing for recalcitrant congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
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- Dacryoendoscopy in patients with lacrimal outflow obstruction: a systematic review.International ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Implication of Dacryoendoscopy in the Patients with Tearing: A Systematic Review.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2023Pooled it
- Endoluminal lacrimal duct recanalization for pediatric secondary acquired lacrimal duct obstruction following epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Dacryoendoscopy as a frontier technology for lacrimal drainage disorders.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Diagnostic Accuracy of the Fluorescein Efflux Test for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.Cureus · 2025Article
- Epiphora associated with anomalies of the distal end of the nasolacrimal duct in children over 12 months: endoscopic findings and treatment.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2025Article
- Congential nasolacrimal duct obstruction: investigating the role of systemic inflammation through novel biomakers.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: clinical guideline.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Diversity in Lacrimal Pathway Morphology Among Patients with Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Assessment of Office-Based Probing with Dacryoendoscopy for Treatment of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Nasal endoscopy-guided primary nasolacrimal duct intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children older than 4 years.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Long-term Efficacy of Dacryoendoscopy-guided Recanalization and Silicone Tube Intubation.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
- Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Can preoperative lacrimal endoscopic evaluation change the paradigm of conventional lacrimal surgery?Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
- Utility of intraocular endoscope for lacrimal canaliculi and sac examination.International ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Transcanalicular endoscopic primary dacryoplasty for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.Eye (London, England) · 2019Article
- [Minimally invasive diagnostics and therapy of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2017Review
- Insights in the treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
purposeOur aim was to review the success rates of dacryoendoscopy-guided probing for recalcitrant congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO).
methodsWe reviewed the medical records of 498 patients (521 eyes) diagnosed with CNLDO between January 2011 and November 2013. Of these, 54 eyes met the eligibility criteria and underwent probing with a dacryoendoscope.
resultsOf the 54 eyes, 21 were classified as failed cases at other hospitals, 13 as cases requiring conversion from blind to dacryoendoscopy-guided probing during surgery at our hospital, and 20 as cases requiring intervention under general anesthesia because of difficulty with topical anesthesia. The overall success rate with dacryoendoscopy was 98.1 % (53/54 eyes) at postoperative week 2 and 97.1 % (33/34 eyes) a year after surgery. Among the cases that failed at other hospitals, one showed the formation of five false passages in the middle area of the nasolacrimal duct. In 11 eyes, slit-like adhesion was confirmed as a blurred linear line at the distal end of the nasolacrimal duct. Patency could be smoothly achieved by releasing the adhesion.
conclusionsOur study showed a high success rate for dacryoendoscopy-guided probing in CNLDO patients. The use of a dacryoendoscope allows direct visualization of the lacrimal passage and is likely to become necessary for managing CNLDO.
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