Medical Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 76 (2) , 172-175
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.76.2.172
Abstract
A consecutive series of 113 infants seen with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction were treated with local massage and topical antibiotic ointment. In 107 of the infants the obstruction was resolved within 8 months of initiation of this form of management. Nearly all of the infants were spared a surgical procedure that probably would have been performed if early probing of the nasolacrimal system had been advocated.Keywords
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