Abstract:Background: Epiphora is defined as watering of the eye due to imperfect drainage of tears through lacrimal passages. It may result from a wide variety of causes, the commonest cause is nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), which may be congenital or acquired.
AcquiredNLDO may be primary or secondary.Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is an operation that creates a lacrimal drainage pathway into the nasal cavity to facilitate drainage of the previously obstructed excreting system. Aim of the work:The aim of this study… Show more
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