Abstract
Comparative Study on Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) Surgery with Silicone Tube Intubation and Without Silicone Tube Intubation at Geta Eye Hospital
Highlights
Chronic dacryocystitis is a chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac, frequently caused by bacteria due to blockage of the nasolacrimal duct leading to constant and annoying epiphora [1].This commonest external eye disease is always secondary to the obstruction in the Nasolacrimal Duct (NLD) and in a majority of cases the cause is obscured
Dacryocystitis is capable of progressing to a vision or life-threatening condition, because the infection may evolve to preseptal cellulitis, orbital cellulitis, meningitis, and even cavernous sinus thrombosis and death [3]
Of 39 patients with silicone tube group 35 (89.7%) had patent ducts and of 33 patients without silicone tube group 29 (87.9%) had patent ducts on lacrimal syringing which was considered as success of the surgery
Summary
Chronic dacryocystitis is a chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac, frequently caused by bacteria due to blockage of the nasolacrimal duct leading to constant and annoying epiphora [1]. This commonest external eye disease is always secondary to the obstruction in the Nasolacrimal Duct (NLD) and in a majority of cases the cause is obscured. Though it is not directly a blinding disorder, its complications like acute exacerbation, orbital cellulitis, corneal ulcer and even panophthalmitis may lead to blindness [2]. The functional outcome alone provides a good picture regarding DCR outcome [4]
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