DR. VIJAY LABANA

Dr. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH, DR. RAJ VADOR

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: TO STUDY OUTCOME OF CONVENTIONAL DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY(DCR) IN PATIENTS WITH LACRIMAL DISORDERS.

METHODS: THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY BETWEEN JAN 2008 TO AUG 2022 AT OUR HOSPITAL. FORMAT CREATION, RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSIS BY SPS22. DESCRIPTION AND CROSS TABULATION USED FOR ANALYSIS.

RESULTS: OUR COHORT CONSIST OF 37 PATIENTS WITH MEAN AGE 54. 46% PATIENTS OF AGE GROUP 60-70. OUT OF 37, 30(81.1%) FEMALES AND 7(18.9%) MALES. 70.3% PATIENT HAD ONLY PRIMARY SURGERY, REST REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SURGERY OTHER THAN PRIMARY SURGERY. ON 6 MONTHS AND 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP 100% PATIENTS WERE SYMPTOMLESS.

CONCLUSION: BASED ON STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, CONVENTIONAL DCR IS AN EFFECTIVE SURGERY FOR PATIENTS WITH LACRIMAL DISORDERS WITH HIGH SUCCESS RATE.

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