[Antibiotic therapy in congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct].

Forty-eight children aged from 4 to 11 months, affected by Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (CNDO), treated successfully by local hydrostatic massage, were retrospectively included in two groups: Group A treated by massage and antibiotic eye drops, Group B treated by massage only. The comparison shows a quicker resolution of the CNDO when antibiotic eye drops are administered. The Author stresses the utility of topical antibiotic therapy regardless of the presence of mucopurulent discharge.

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Italy

Related Organizations

University of Milan
Italy

Keywords

Massage, Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases, Lacrimal Apparatus, Infant, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Infant; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Tobramycin; Nasolacrimal Duct; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Ophthalmic Solutions; Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases; Massage; Lacrimal Apparatus, Tobramycin, Humans, Ophthalmic Solutions, Nasolacrimal Duct, Retrospective Studies

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