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Can preoperative lacrimal endoscopic evaluation change the paradigm of conventional lacrimal surgery?

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative lacrimal endoscopic evaluation (LEE) of lacrimal duct system (LDS).

Design

Retrospective comparative case series

Methods

From March 2016 to February 2020, the charts of patients chosen to undergo endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) or silicone tube intubation (STI) were reviewed retrospectively. Group 1 included patients that underwent EDCR, and group 2 included patients that underwent STI. Preoperative LEE was performed for all patients. In group 1, we compared the functional success rate for patients who had been converted to STI with the patients who had undergone EDCR. In group 2, we compared the functional success rate of STI with those who had had STI without LEE.

Results

In group 1, 19 (54.3%) eyes were converted to STI following LEE, and the functional success rate was 84.2%, which is not significantly different from that of the EDCR group following LEE (p = 0.608). The functional success rate of EDCR without LEE was not different from that of STI following LEE (p = 1.000). In group 2, five eyes (26.3%) were converted to EDCR following LEE. The group undergoing STI following LEE showed a significantly higher functional success rate (95.7%) than the group without LEE (66.6%, p = 0.023).

Conclusion

Preoperative LEE enables direct visualization of the LDS and helps to obtain more accurate diagnosis. This allows for the best surgical option based on LEE findings, which can contribute to better results. Therefore, LEE would be expected to change the paradigm of the classical management of LDS.

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Lee, S.J., Lee, K.M. & Chang, M. Can preoperative lacrimal endoscopic evaluation change the paradigm of conventional lacrimal surgery?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 260, 591–597 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05366-y

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