Endo-DCR: is it an end of the road for external DCR?

ABSTRACT

Endo-DCR is a safe, quick, less traumatic, with minimal blood loss and post-operative discomfort and last but not the least, avoids external scar. It has high success rate in both primary and secondary cases. Fifty two cases of chronic dacryocystitis were treated by the endoscopic technique including 33 females and 19 males in mean age group 35.8 year, 29 left eye and 23 right eye with 8 patients cannulated with nasolacrimal tube with very good results and few complications.