It is the inflammation of lacrimal sac(tear sac) due to infection
Lacrimal sac situated in the inner corner of each eye beneath the upper eyelid. There is also a duct present which connects to nose called nasolacrimal duct and a puncta. These functioning as to clean our eye from bacteria, dust or foreign body
It makes tear to to keep hydrate our eyes every time we blink
Types
These are two types
1.acute dacrocystitis-
2.chronic dacrocystitis-
Symptoms
1.pain in eye
2.redness of eye
3.Swelling in the inner corner of eye
4.fever
5.pus discharge
Cause–
1.injury to the nose or eye
2.cancer
3.sinusitis
4.foregn particles
5.nasal polyp
6.old age
7.cancer
8.infection
INVESTIGATION
1.Tear drainage test
2.Irrigation and probing
3.Eye imaging test
4.Computerized Tomography
5.Magnetic resonance imaging
TREATMENT
Surgery:
• External dacryocystorhinostomy
• Endoscopic or endonasal
Other:
• Medications to fight infection
• Watch and wait or massage
• Dilation, probing and flushing
• Stenting Or intubation
• Balloon catheter dilation
