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We describe a method of endonasal laser dacryocystorhinostomy, using a neodynium-YAG laser, whose ease of performance should make it attractive to general ophthalmologists as an alternative to the routine external approach. A small series of 6 patients were investigated 6 months after surgery and a patent drainage system was revealed.
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Tutton, M., O'Donnell, N. Endonasal laser dacryocystorhinostomy under direct vision. Eye 9, 485–487 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.112
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