title: Medical management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
abstract: A consecutive series of 113 infants seen with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction were treated with local massage and topical antibiotic ointment. In 107 of the infants the obstruction was resolved within 8 months of initiation of this form of management. Nearly all of the infants were spared a surgical procedure that probably would have been performed if early probing of the nasolacrimal system had been advocated.
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods; D009824:Ointments
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D004917:Erythromycin