title: [Antibiotic therapy in congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct].
abstract: Forty-eight children aged from 4 to 11 months, affected by Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (CNDO), treated successfully by local hydrostatic massage, were retrospectively included in two groups: Group A treated by massage and antibiotic eye drops, Group B treated by massage only. The comparison shows a quicker resolution of the CNDO when antibiotic eye drops are administered. The Author stresses the utility of topical antibiotic therapy regardless of the presence of mucopurulent discharge.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Scientifico H S. Raffaele, Clinica Oculistica, Università di Milano.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nucci
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D008405:Massage; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D014031:Tobramycin
vernacular_title: La terapia antibiotica nell'ostruzione congenita del dotto nasolacrimale.