Long-term results of intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of a surgical microscope.

OBJECTIVE

To address the long-term results of our method that combines intranasal laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy with the use of surgical microscope.

METHODS

The procedure is a modification of the West method. A retrospective series of the long-term results are presented in 105 patients that underwent 118 DCR procedures, over the past 6 years. Selection criteria were mainly acquired idiopathic nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

RESULTS

113 DCR cases (95.8%) were free of symptoms postoperatively (mean follow-up: 24 months).

CONCLUSION

Our method when compared with traditional methods is correlated with excellent postoperative long-term results.