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Minimally Invasive Lacrimal Surgeries: Balloon Dacryoplasty

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Balloon dacryoplasty is a term used for a set of minimally invasive lacrimal procedures that utilize specially designed balloons, targeted at different points in the lacrimal system for a wide range of indications. Balloon dacryoplasty and Balloon-assisted primary and revision DCRs are speedily gaining grounds in minimally invasive lacrimal surgeries with increasing indications for their use. These techniques are essential in the armamentarium of a dacryologist. This article aims to describe amply illustrated details of various balloons, instruments needed, indications in pediatric and adult populations, preoperative preparations, operative standards and procedures, and postoperative managements and outcomes.

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  1. Dacryology Service, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 34, India

    Mohammad Javed Ali M.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.G.P.

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  1. Assistant Professor, Section Director of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Glenview, IL, USA & Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Adam J. Cohen

  2. Opthalmic Consltants, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    Michael Mercandetti

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell, New York, New York, USA

    Brian Brazzo

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Ali, M.J. (2015). Minimally Invasive Lacrimal Surgeries: Balloon Dacryoplasty. In: Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10332-7_17

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