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An infection within the "tear duct" causes a painful swelling in the inner corner of the eyelids. ... Surgical elimination of the obstruction by creating a new tear duct is necessary to eliminate the tearing and infection that can result from such a blockage...
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www.eyeplastics.com/topics/lacrimal/lacrimal_infections...
www.eyeplastics.com/topics/lacrimal/lacrimal_infections.htm
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when an enormous amount of swelling develops directly after the operation, such that, even after prying the eyes open, the vision is markedly reduced ... What is normal after your operation? ... What must you not do after the operation?
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www.midlandeye.com/operations/postop_tear_duct.php
www.midlandeye.com/operations/postop_tear_duct.php
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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract ... Oliver Wendell Holmes j ... » After tear duct operation...
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Blinking also pumps your old tears into the puncta and lacrimal sac where they travel through the tear duct and drain into your nose. ... It may be done under local anesthesia, with the patient sedated with intravenous medications, or under general anesthesia, in which case the patient will sleep through the operation.
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www.asoprs.org/files/public/InfoDcr.pdf
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Below is a sketch of the tear ducts, which normally drain tears away from the eye and into the nose. When there is a blockage of the ducts, the tears cannot drain properly and instead accumulate ... Dr. Hawes has performed more than 2000 of these operations. The operation can sometimes be performed without a skin incision,
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www.drhawes.com/tearing.htm
www.drhawes.com/tearing.htm
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Usually an operation is necessary after you have had acute dacrocystitis (the same operation as for a blocked tear duct: `DCR'). The operation is carried out when the infection has been treated. Other common causes of watery eyes A blockage at the entrance to the tear duct may develop.
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www.goodhope.org.uk/departments/eyedept/wateryeyeweb.pd...
www.goodhope.org.uk/departments/eyedept/wateryeyeweb.pdf
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There are other types of operation, such as using balloons that can be blown up to expand the blocked tear duct. These may not be quite as successful, and are only available in a few hospitals. Alternatively the DCR operation can be carried out by using special instruments 'up the nose'.
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www.goodhope.org.uk/Departments/eyedept/watery.htm
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If the baby’s tear duct doesn’t unblock by itself, it may be necessary to professionally ‘pop’ the membrane. This is a small operation that requires a general anaesthestic.
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www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages...
www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Eyes_blocked_tear_duct?opendocument
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Two-year-old's blocked tear duct - surgery? ... If you did decide to go through the operation can you recommend a name of a Dr. for a second opinion? Or the name of Dr. that did the operation on your child. If you saw and used the services of Dr. kosiglu what was your expierence?
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parents.berkeley.edu/advice/health/tearduct.html
parents.berkeley.edu/advice/health/tearduct.html
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