作者
Rohit Saiju, Lee Jae Morse, David Weinberg, Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Sanduk Ruit
发表日期
2009/9/1
期刊
British journal of ophthalmology
卷号
93
期号
9
页码范围
1220-1222
出版商
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
简介
Background/aims
The aim of the study was to compare surgical outcomes of external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with and without silastic intubation for treatment of primary uncomplicated nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO).
Design
The study was a prospective randomised trial conducted at the Tilganga Eye Centre (Kathmandu, Nepal).
Methods
One-hundred consecutive patients with uncomplicated primary NLDO were randomly assigned into two groups (44 underwent DCR with silastic intubation and 56 underwent DCR without intubation). Patients were re-assessed at 1 week, 6 weeks and 6 months after surgery. Success was defined objectively by irrigation of the puncta without regurgitation and subjectively by the absence of epiphora or discharge.
Results
The success rate at 6 months was 90% for DCR with silastic intubation and 87% for DCR without silastic intubation. There was no statistically significant …
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