Outcome of probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in older children

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-48

  Honavar, Santosh G ^a   Prakash, Vasudha E ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033829902     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00388-3     Document Type: Article

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