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Dacryology: Current and Emerging Trends

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Modern medicine has witnessed evolution and establishment of numerous subspecialties, and dacryology is one such recent addition to the list (DeLancey, Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:658.e1–4, 2010; Vohra et al., BMC Pediatr 12:123, 2012; Shields and Shields, Asia Pac J Ophthalmol 6:107–108, 2017). Dacryology is the science of tears and its drainage through the lacrimal system into the nasal cavity. This branch is mostly practiced by ophthalmologists (mainly the oculoplastic surgeons) and otorhinolaryngologists. The chapter focusses on the advances in this newer subspecialty of dacryology over the past few years.

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  1. Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Mohammad Javed Ali

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    Adit Gupta

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    Prerana Tahiliani

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Ali, M.J. (2019). Dacryology: Current and Emerging Trends. In: Gupta, A., Tahiliani, P. (eds) Orbit and Oculoplastics . Current Practices in Ophthalmology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8538-4_4

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