DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY

Course overview

NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION (NLDO) OFTEN RESULTS IN INTRACTABLE, BOTHERSOME EPIPHORA. IN LONGSTANDING NLDO, MUCUS CAN ACCUMULATE, RESULTING IN A MUCOCELE IN THE NASOLACRIMAL SAC OR EVEN ACUTE OR CHRONIC DACRYOCYSTITIS. DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY (DCR) SURGERY CAN BE PERFORMED TO RESTORE TEAR DRAINAGE AND IS USUALLY THE DEFINITIVE TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF A COLLABORATIVE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH TO ACHIEVE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION.