Rhinologist’s Endoscopic Experience of Lower Lacrimal System Pathologies in Paediatric Patients

Abstract

Cases of congenital nasolacrimal duct block with unsuccessful blind probing were taken up for a repeat probing under endoscopic assistance. Membranes with a wide variation in thickness were found blocking the lower end of nasolacrimal duct. These cases were reported as having bony block on previous blind probing and could be successfully treated with endoscopic assisted probing.

Keywords

• nasolacrimal duct nld
• inferior meatus
• congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (cnldo)