A 35-year-old woman complained of an unpleasant odor for a few days after a change in foundation cream. The patient had previously undergone conjunctivo-dacryocystorhinostomy with a Jones tube fixed with non-absorbable suture. Slit-lamp examination revealed an orange-colored discharge in the tube.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 76-year-old man presented with 1 day history of eyelid swelling and decreased vision on the left side. History reveals nose blowing the night prior to the occurrence of the symptoms. Initial examination of the left eye showed decreased visual acuity, increased intraocular pressure, and limited ocular motility with presence of air bubbles under the bulbar conjunctiva.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To analyze the morphology of the lacrimal sac fossa in the Japanese population using computed tomographic images.
Materials And Methods: One-hundred-fifty-five Japanese patients diagnosed with unilateral orbital fracture were retrospectively reviewed. Measurements of the dimensions of the lacrimal sac fossa were taken on three anatomical planes (upper, middle, and lower planes) using a digital caliper/protractor tool.
An 82-year-old man presented with a history of diplopia for 5 months and painful swelling of the left eyelids for 3 months. Imaging studies revealed a lesion involving the left extraocular muscles, orbital fat, and optic nerve. Laboratory investigations were negative for Epstein-Barr virus antiviral capsid antigens-immunoglobulin M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
December 2018
Objective: To examine the surgical outcome of dacryoendoscopy-assisted nasal endoscopic marsupialization for congenital dacryocystocele.
Methods: This is a retrospective, observational study that included 7 sides of 6 patients with congenital dacryocystocele. The surgical indication in 5 of the patients was acute dacryocystitis while one of the patients had no spontaneous resolution after long-term observation.