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An 83 year old woman presented with a history of bilateral epiphora and conjunctival discharge. She was awaiting bilateral cataract extractions which had to be postponed till the epiphora and discharge were treated. She underwent a combined ENT and Ophthalmological assessment prior to listing for bilateral endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) under general anaesthesia. Her symptoms resolved and she was able to proceed with her cataract surgery.
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Vakros, G., Stavrakas, M., Khalil, H.S. (2021). Epiphora. In: Stavrakas, M., Khalil, H.S. (eds) Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66865-5_68
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