ALLMedicine™ Dacryocystitis Center

Mar 15th, 2023 - Ophthalmic topical antibiotics are commonly prescribed in clinical practice for several indications such as bacterial conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, dacryocystitis and also as prophylaxis. Aminoglycosides (i.e. gentamicin) and fluoroquino...

Mar 1st, 2023 - Cutaneous myiasis is an infection most commonly caused globally by Dermatobia hominus, the human botfly, which is endemic to Central and South America. In North America, the most common cause of cutaneous myiasis is infestation with the larvae of ...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - To report the clinical presentations, complications, and outcomes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis-specific lacrimal drainage infections. A retrospective chart review of all patients diagnosed with Sphingomonas paucimobilis lacrimal infections and man...

Feb 11th, 2023 - Streptococcus is a diverse bacterial genus that is part of the ocular surface microbiome implicated in conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, dacryocystitis, and orbital cellulitis which can lead to decreased visual acuity and require surgica...

Jan 11th, 2023 - Background Orbital cellulitis and preseptal cellulitis are the major infections of the ocular adnexal and orbital tissues. Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues of the orbit posterior to the orbital septum. Preseptal cellulitis is...

Mar 15th, 2023 - Ophthalmic topical antibiotics are commonly prescribed in clinical practice for several indications such as bacterial conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, dacryocystitis and also as prophylaxis. Aminoglycosides (i.e. gentamicin) and fluoroquino...

Feb 15th, 2022 - Dacryocystorhinostomy or DCR is among the common oculoplastics surgeries performed for managing epiphora due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction. The main purpose of DCR surgery is to eliminate the obstruction and to accomplish normal tear. DCR is a ...

Apr 6th, 2021 - The lacrimal sac and the nasolacrimal duct are contiguous structures . The part of the sac superior to the medial canthal tendon (MCT) is called the fundus, with its vertical length being 3-5 mm . The body of the sac, inferior to the MCT, is about...

Feb 5th, 2020 - All patients with epiphora or eye discharge that admitted to our ophthalmic plastic clinic in Farabi hospital will be systemically evaluated. Those with confirmed diagnosis of primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO) that need DCR by one seni...

Oct 10th, 2019 - Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is the most common cause of epiphora in infancy that can occur in 5% of newborn infants. It may resolve spontaneously in 95% of patients during the first year of life.(1) After that time surgical interventi...

Dec 3rd, 2018 - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first intracanalicular insert that delivers dexamethasone (Dextenza, Ocular Therapeutix) to treat ocular pain following ophthalmic surgery, the company has announced. Dextenza, inserted in the l...

Nov 19th, 2018 - Differentiating Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis  Preseptal cellulitis, also called "periorbital cellulitis," is an infection of the soft tissues of the eyelid anterior to the orbital septum, a layer of fibrous tissue extending from the periosteum...

Nov 19th, 2018 - Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies The diagnosis of preseptal cellulitis is largely based on history, physical examination, and ophthalmologic evaluation. The most common clinical manifestations of preseptal cellulitis are eyelid swelling, pain, a...

Nov 17th, 2017 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with acute dacryocystitis with lacrimal sac abscess formation, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EN-DCR) prompts speedier recovery than conventional therapy, according to a small randomized trial from China....

Oct 6th, 2017 - Case A 3-year-old boy was brought to the ED by his parents for evaluation of left periorbital swelling. A few days prior to presentation, the child was seen at an outpatient center where he was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis and given an oral.