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Primary External Dacryocystorhinostomy

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The principles and indications for primary external dacryocystorhinostomy are outlined, together with a description of a safe and reliable technique that can be used under local or general anaesthesia; the description includes practical details for both the anaesthesia and the surgery. The postoperative management of patients and the complications of the surgery are also presented.

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  1. Auckland Eye Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Richard H. Hart

  2. Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Matthew J. Allen

  3. Adnexal Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Geoffrey E. Rose D.Sc.

  4. NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Bath Street, London, EC1V 9EL, UK

    Geoffrey E. Rose D.Sc.

  5. University of London City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 4LZ, UK

    Geoffrey E. Rose D.Sc.

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Correspondence to Geoffrey E. Rose D.Sc. .

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  1. Assistant Professor, Section Director of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Glenview, IL, USA & Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Adam J. Cohen

  2. Opthalmic Consltants, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    Michael Mercandetti

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell, New York, New York, USA

    Brian Brazzo

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Hart, R.H., Allen, M.J., Rose, G.E. (2015). Primary External Dacryocystorhinostomy. In: Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10332-7_8

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