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Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions

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Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is a common cause of epiphora in children. Management of CNLDO is principally guided by natural history of disease and high spontaneous remission rate by 1 year of age. The standard of care now for non-resolving cases is endoscopic-assisted probing with or without intubation. There is an increasing role of dacryoendoscopy and simultaneous correction of associated intranasal abnormalities.

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  1. Ophthalmic Plastics Surgery, EyeHub, Faridabad, India

    Saurabh Kamal M.D.

  2. Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034, India

    Mohammad Javed Ali F.R.C.S

  3. Ophthalmic Plastics Surgery, Imperial Healthcare Institute, Dubai, UAE

    Vinod Gauba F.R.C.S.

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Kamal, S., Ali, M.J., Gauba, V. (2018). Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions. In: Ali, M. (eds) Principles and Practice of Lacrimal Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5442-6_14

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