CONGENITAL LACRIMAL FISTULA

Course overview

CONGENITAL LACRIMAL FISTULA IS AN UNCOMMON CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE SUSPECTED BOTH IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT POPULATIONS PRESENTING WITH PERSISTENT EPIPHORA WITHOUT ANY OTHER ACKNOWLEDGED CAUSES. IN SOME CASES, THE COURSE OF SUCH ABNORMAL DUCTS MAY BE BLINDED AND NOT IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SKIN, WHICH MAY RENDER THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OCCULT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL LACRIMAL FISTULA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.