Treatment of Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Complicated after Acute Conjunctivitis in Children.

Park, Sung Geun; Woo, Kyung In; Chang, Hae Ran

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(11):2313-2318.
Published online November 1, 2000.

Treatment of Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Complicated after Acute Conjunctivitis in Children.

Sung Geun Park, Kyung In Woo, Hae Ran Chang

Department of Ophthalmology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, #108 Pyung-dong, Jongro-ku, Seoul, 110-102, Korea.

소아에서 급성 결막염 후 발생한 후천성 비루관 폐쇄의 치료

박성근(Sung Geun Park),우경인(Kyung In Woo),장혜란(Hae Ran Chang)

Abstract

This study was carried out to evaluate outcome of treatment of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction complicated after acute conjunctivitis in children.The study included 16 eyes in 16 patients from March 1997 to June 1999.Probing was only successful in 2 cases.Silicone tube intubation was done in 14 cases at 16.4 months after acute conjunctivitis.The results were compared with 10 eyes of 12 patients who had undergone silicone intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.At two weeks after operation, congenital group showed better outcome compared to acquired group (Mann-Whitney test, p<0.05).But, at 8, 16 weeks and final follow-up, there was no statistically significant difference.In our case of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction complicated after acute conjunctivitis in children, silicone intubation was more needed than probing and it was worth trying because final outcomes of both groups were not significantly different in spite of slow improvement.

Key Words: Acute conjunctivitis;Nasolacrimal duct obstruction;Silicone tube intubation