Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction with Massaging and Probing Without General Anesthesia

Abstract

Management of congenital nasolarcimal duct obstruction with massaging and probing without general anesthesia.

Study design: Retrospective as well as prospective study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the out patients department of DHQ teaching hospital charsadda for the period of nine months between 2010 and 2011.

Patients and Methods: Total number of children/infants was fifty. All suspected patients were carefully examined and divided into two groups. Statistically analysis was done by student’s “t” table.

Results: When results were summed up and test parameters were separated it was seen that the success rate with sample massaging and use of topical antibiotic was 90% at the end of nine months. Five infants improved with single probing.

Conclusion: Infantile epiphora due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction generally cured with auto canalization/ massaging with topical antibiotics at the age of 5 months. The 2^nd thing in this study that we can use topical anesthetic agent instead of exposing the infant to the hazard and the complication of general anesthesia.