انسداد القناة الدمعية الأنفية عند الرضّع عندما لم تحل التدابير المحافظة الدموع الزائدة

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1. If children do not improve with time and conservative measures, surgical treatment is indicated.
2. Whether done in the office or the operating room, this is achieved by passing a probe through the punctum, along the canaliculus to the lacrimal sac, and down into the nares.
3. Most practitioners perform some sort of irrigation using a cannula after probing to ensure patency of the duct.
4. The inferior turbinate can be infractured to increase the space where the NLD exits into the nares.
5. The use of vasoconstrictors such as oxymetazoline can decrease bleeding during the procedure.
6. They may be applied either directly via a soaked pledget or by nasal spray.