CIinicaI treatment and study of neonataI dacryocystitis / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

·AlM To explore the treatment effect of initial lacrimal passage irrigation and probing in neonatal dacryocystitis. · METHODS: ln this retrospective case series study, 224 outpatients ( 256 eyes ) with neonatal dacryocystitis were selected from January 2012 to December 2012 in our hospital.The patients were divided into 5 groups ( 1 ~3mo, 4~60mo, 7 ~9mo, 10 ~12mo and >12mo).lnitial lacrimal passage irrigation and probing were operated, the therapeutic effect of different groups were compared. ·RESULTS:ln this study, 256 eyes of 224 cases, 242 eyes (94.5%) were cured and 14 eyes ( 5.5%) were failed. Bony nasolacrimal duct obstruction happened more obviously in children aged more than 10mo with lower cure rate.More probing was required with the children aged (Spearman rank correlation analysis, γs=0.746, P · CONCLUSlON The treatment of primary lacrimal passage irrigation and probing in neonatal daryocystitisis effective and safe, the optimal timing of treatment is 1 ~9mo.With the growth of age, the cure rate is decreased.