Balloon dacryoplasty in internal ostium stenosis after endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of balloon dacryoplasty in the treatment of internal ostium stenosis after endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EnDCR).

Methods: A retrospective, noncomparative interventional case series of patients who underwent balloon dacryoplasty for post-EnDCR internal ostium stenosis were included. A balloon catheter was used in all procedures, with bicanalicular silicone intubation.

Regional variations in the relationship between macular thickness measurements and myopia.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between myopia and macular thickness, as measured by optical coherence tomography.

Methods: A total of 143 normal subjects comprising 80 eyes with high myopia (spherical equivalent [SE] < -6.0 D), 37 eyes with low to moderate myopia (SE between -6.