Nasolacrimal duct obstruction: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Also known as dacryostenosis | *Also known as dacryostenosis | ||
*Most common cause of tearing in children | |||
*Occurring in up to 20% of all normal newborns and up to 6% of all children during the first year of life | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 23 March 2016
Background
- Also known as dacryostenosis
- Most common cause of tearing in children
- Occurring in up to 20% of all normal newborns and up to 6% of all children during the first year of life
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Neonatal eye problems
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- Dacrocystitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Chemical
- Gonococcal
- Chlamydia
- Herpetic
- Streptococcus/S. Aureus
- Early onset glaucoma
- Uveitis
- Ocular foreign body
- Corneal abrasion
- Ocular trauma
- Ingrown eyelash