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Eye Diseases > Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases > Lacrimal Duct Obstruction

Preferred term

Lacrimal Duct Obstruction  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Duct Obstruction, Tear
  • Obstruction, Tear Duct
  • Tear Duct Obstruction
  • Tear Duct Obstructions

Scope note

  • Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the LACRIMAL SAC or NASOLACRIMAL DUCT causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (DACRYOCYSTITIS). It is caused also in infants by failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal disease. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p250)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • dacryostenosis
  • dakryostenoosi
  • kyynelkanavan obstruktio
  • kyynelkanavan stenoosi
  • kyynelkanavan tukkeuma
  • kyynelkanavan tukos
  • kyynelteiden ahtauma
  • kyynelteiden obstruktio
  • kyynelteiden stenoosi
  • kyynelteiden tukkeuma
  • kyynelteiden tukos
  • vauvan kyyneltietukos
  • Swedish

  • Tårkanalobstruktion

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007767

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