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Transcanalicular Diode Laser-assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Published on: October 13, 2017
Spontaneous resolution in congenital nasolacrimal obstruction after 12 months
Silvana Artioli Schellini1, Sara Capanema Ferreira Ribeiro, Elizângela Jaqueta
1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine at Botucatu, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil. sartioli@fmb.unesp.br
Abstract:
A retrospective observational study was performed in order to evaluate the possibility of spontaneous resolution of tearing in the congenital nasolacrimal obstruction (CNLO). Twenty-seven CNLO child carriers with spontaneous tearing resolution were evaluated according to sex, age of starting and end of symptoms. The data were evaluated by the Chi-Square Test and non-parametric Mann-Whitney test (p
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