A one year prospective study to evaluate the patency of the lacrimal sac after using pawar’s intracystic implant for patients of chronic dacryocystitis undergoing dacryocystorhinostomy at kles dr. prabhakar kore hospital and mrc,belagavi

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the patency of lacrimal duct after inserting Pawar’s Intracystic Implant in Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery and to evaluate the post-operative complications at post-operative day 1, 7 and 30. Methods: This was a one year prospective, longitudinal, interventional, hospital based study carried out over a period of one year. 32 eyes of 32 patients of chronic dacryocystitis who have been recommended to undergo Dacryocystorhinostomy surgery were included after sac syringing and thorough pre-operative examination