title: Conservative management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nucci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capoferri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alfarano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brancato
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions