2005
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701886
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Modified laser DCR for paediatric nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Abstract: Aims To evaluate the efficacy, safety,

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“…A decade ago Choudary et al [22], Doyle et al [23] and Nemet et al [24] argued that the laser devices could be used in DCR operation and added that their cost were very high and it did not appear to improve results. Hong et al [9] described the outcomes of endocanalicular laser dacryocystorhinostomy for 118 adult patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…A decade ago Choudary et al [22], Doyle et al [23] and Nemet et al [24] argued that the laser devices could be used in DCR operation and added that their cost were very high and it did not appear to improve results. Hong et al [9] described the outcomes of endocanalicular laser dacryocystorhinostomy for 118 adult patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Postoperative cares, consisting in the removal of fibrin, crusts and granulations under endoscopic guidance, are very difficult in very young patients [12,13,22,25,26] and so not done on a routine basis in this series of patients. At the follow-up visits, on endoscopic examination the ostium was seen to be patent in all cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Postoperative cares consisting in the removal of fibrin, crusts and granulations under endoscopic guidance are very difficult in very young patients [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] and so not done on a routine basis in this series of patients. Nevertheless the mother was instructed to wash the child's nose with a physiologic solution, to put a nasal ointment and eye drops with antibiotic and steroids three times a day for at least 2 weeks.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Laser surgical devices can be used [25] but their cost is very high and it does not currently appear to improve results [26,27].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Woog et al [16] summarized the lasers used for endocanalicular laser dacryocystorhinostomy, and reported success rates ranging from 46% to 85%. The lasers used in endocanalicular laser dacryocystorhinostomy include argon, potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP):YAG, Holmium:YAG, Neodymium:YAG, and multidiode lasers [17][18][19][20][21][22]12].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%