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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction Following External Versus Transcanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy with a Diode Laser and Evaluation if Change in Quality of Life After Simultaneous Bilateral Surgery in Patients with Bilateral Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Barış Yeniad, Günay Uludağ, Lale Kozer-Bilgin

Current Eye Research · 2012 · 38 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

The subjective outcomes significantly improved in similar ways after successful TC-DCR and EX-DCR during the early postoperative period. Our study shows that simultaneous bilateral DCR confers a significant quality of life improvement.

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