title: An eyelash nidus for dacryoliths of the lacrimal excretory and secretory systems.
abstract: We treated two patients with dacryolithiasis secondary to an eyelash. The first patient underwent dacryocystorhinostomy for a stone within the lacrimal sac. In the second patient the dacryolith was removed from a lacrimal gland ductule. Eyelashes found in the tear film or conjunctival fornices during routine examination should be removed to prevent the possible occurrence of dacryolithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Baratz
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Bartley
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garrity
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005140:Eyelashes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged