title: [Hydrodynamic method for diagnosing impaired patency of the lacrimal tract].
abstract: A hydrodynamic method has been developed, which is based on measurement of the pressure of a certain amount of the fluid passing through the patient's lacrimal tract for a given period. Pressures were determined in 194 healthy volunteers (338 eyes). Three hundred and seventy-six patients (752 eyes) with impaired lacrimation were examined. The examinations have shown that the method provides a way of objectively defining the degree of dacryostenosis, which makes it possible to further use adequate therapy and to monitor its efficiency.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: At'kova
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Beloglazov
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: El'-Saed
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Abdurakhmanov
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Limonov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013666:Tears / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult