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Surgery of the Lacrimal Drainage System

Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology

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Surgery of the lacrimal drainage system generally focuses on correcting or bypassing obstruction in the flow of tears from the eye to the nose. Lid malposition such as ectropion and lid retraction is corrected, and sources of obstruction such as ocular surface neoplasms and conjunctivochalasis are removed. After a systematic evaluation of the lacrimal outflow system is performed, surgical intervention is directed to the affected area.

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  1. Oculofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Eric A. Steele

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University Department of Ophthalmology, Portland, OR, USA

    Daniel Albert

  2. Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA

    Joan Miller

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, USA

    Dimitri Azar

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Lucy H. Young

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    Eric Steele

  2. School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

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Steele, E.A. (2020). Surgery of the Lacrimal Drainage System. In: Albert, D., Miller, J., Azar, D., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90495-5_74-1

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