Summary for the Clinician

The surgical management depends on the location and the severity of canalicular obstruction, and may

4include:

■Punctoplasty

■DCR with retrograde canaliculostomy

■Canalicular Pyrex bypass tubes (possibly the only effective solution for severe canalicular obstruction)

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