Treatment of lacrimal stenoses obstructions with interventional radiology: immediate and 5-year follow-up results.

Purpose: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the Song stent in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Materials And Methods: Between 2003 and 2007, we treated 76 consecutive nasolacrimal obstructions in 73 patients (mean age 56 years; range 19-81) with implantation of polyurethane stents. Indications were epiphora in 46 patients, dacryocystitis in 18 and recurrent conjunctivitis in three.