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. 1989 Jan-Feb;26(1):39-43.
doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19890101-10.

Conservative management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

P Nucci  1 , C Capoferri, R Alfarano, R Brancato
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Conservative management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

P Nucci et al. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1989 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Fifty-nine children 1 to 24 months of age with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNDO) were treated with local hydrostatic massage and antibiotic eye drops. Children 1 to 12 months of age showed a cure rate of 93.3%; only two of them underwent nasolacrimal probing. Children 13 to 24 months of age had a cure rate of 79.3%, and six underwent probing. The initial probings were successful in both age groups. Fifty-one children (86.4%) were thus spared nasolacrimal probing.

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