Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Research Article
Evaluation of the Cosmetic and Functional Outcomes of the Subciliary Incision for External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Author(s): Hossameldeen Elsayed Elbarbary
Hossameldeen Elsayed Elbarbary
This study was a prospective interventional case series evaluating the subciliary incision for external dacryocystorhinostomy. It has a high functional success outcome and an excellent satisfying scar outcome to the surgeon and the patient.
Purpose: To evaluate the cosmetic and functional outcomes of subciliary incision for external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).
Methods: This study was a prospective interventional case series. Forty eyes of external DCR for primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction were done through the subciliary skin approach. Successful functional outcome was defined as relief from epiphora, and normal Fluorescein Disappearance Test (FDT). The cosmetic outcome of the scar was evaluated objectively by the surgeon and subjectively by the patients using the scar grading scale of the postoperative photographs: 0: invi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000720