Open AccessExternal dacryocystorhinostomy conventional surgery versus Pawar implant: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Deepak Mishra,
Prashant Bhushan,
Bibhuti Prassan Sinha,
Gyan Bhaskar,
Raksha Rao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1889_18
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , implant , dacryocystorhinostomy , chronic dacryocystitis , prospective cohort study
External dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgeries are cost-effective with excellent success rates. The present study was designed to compare the safety and efficacy of conventional external DCR versus external DCR using Pawar silicone implant in chronic dacryocystitis.