Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of the lacrimal system
  • Gender and racial variations of the lacrimal system
  • Nasal anatomy and evaluation
  • Congenital etiologies of lacrimal system obstructions
  • Acquired etiologies of lacrimal system obstructions
  • Evaluation of the tearing patient
  • Imaging and clinical evaluation of the lacrimal drainage system
  • The tear-deficient patient
  • Surgery of the punctum and canaliculus
  • Lacrimal trauma
  • Primary external dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Primary endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
  • Endoscopic conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
  • Pediatric balloon catheter dacryocystoplasty
  • Balloon-assisted dacryoplasty in adults
  • Balloon-assisted lacrimal surgery
  • Nine-millimeter endoscopic balloon dacryocystorhinostomy: a new, less-invasive procedure for tearing in adults
  • Radiofrequency dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Powered endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Laser dacryocystorhinostomy: part 1. laser-assisted endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Laser dacryocystorhinostomy: part 2. laser-assisted endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy with the holmium:YAG laser
  • Laser dacryocystorhinostomy: part 3. laser-assisted endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy with the potassium titanyl phosphate laser
  • Revision dacryocystorhinostomy
  • The adjunctive use of mitomycin C in dacryocystorhinostomy
  • The Griffiths nasolacrimal catheter
  • The Sisler lacrimal canalicular trephine.