A simple model for practicing surgery on the nasolacrimal drainage system.
Practicing surgical techniques on models prior to operating on patients can be helpful in developing skills needed to perform surgery proficiently. A simple, inexpensive, and readily available model for instruction and practice of surgical maneuvers on the nasolacrimal drainage system is described.
Coats
David K
DK
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA. dcoats@bcm.tmc.edu
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods