title: A simple model for practicing surgery on the nasolacrimal drainage system.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA. dcoats@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Coats
mesh_terms: 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