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Stéphanie Lemaitre1,2, Teresa Sarandeses Diez2, Miguel Gonzalez-Candial2
1Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Parc Hospitalari Martí i Julià de Salt.
Abstract:
A 16-year-old girl diagnosed with velocardiofacial syndrome complained of occasional bilateral ocular discharge. Examination revealed an agenesia of the inferior puncti and canaliculi, while the irrigation through the superior puncta was patent on both sides. Dacryocystorhinostomy with insertion of Lester Jones tubes is not considered for the time being because of the absence of epiphora. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the second reported case of lacrimal system agenesia in velocardiofacial syndrome.
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