Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: clinical guideline

Affiliations

¹ Sasaki Eye Clinic, 5-2-6 Mikunihigashi, Mikunicho, Sakai, Fukui, 913-0016, Japan. sasatsug@gmail.com.
² Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. sasatsug@gmail.com.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
⁸ Oculofacial Clinic Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
⁹ Matsumoto Eye Clinic, Toride, Japan.
¹⁰ Otaki Eye Clinic, Chiba, Japan.
¹¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Hospital, Sakura, Japan.
¹² Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
¹³ Shiragami Eye Clinic, Kagawa, Japan.
¹⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
¹⁵ Eye Center, Shinseikai Toyama Hospital, Imizu, Japan.

Editorial

Tsugihisa Sasaki et al. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul.

. 2024 Jul;68(4):367-388.

doi: 10.1007/s10384-024-01064-4. Epub 2024 Aug 16.

¹ Sasaki Eye Clinic, 5-2-6 Mikunihigashi, Mikunicho, Sakai, Fukui, 913-0016, Japan. sasatsug@gmail.com.
² Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. sasatsug@gmail.com.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
⁸ Oculofacial Clinic Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
⁹ Matsumoto Eye Clinic, Toride, Japan.
¹⁰ Otaki Eye Clinic, Chiba, Japan.
¹¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Hospital, Sakura, Japan.
¹² Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
¹³ Shiragami Eye Clinic, Kagawa, Japan.
¹⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
¹⁵ Eye Center, Shinseikai Toyama Hospital, Imizu, Japan.

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