Louis Daily

Diagnosis and Treatment of Dacryocystitis

Diseases of the lacrimal sac belong to the sphere of the ophthalmologist, who should manage the case, make the diagnosis, decide on the treatment, and accept the assistance of the rhinologist only for the performance of operative technique. Roentgenography of the lacrimal passages, after injection of substances opaque to the x-ray, is painless, and furnishes valuable diagnostic information as to the seat of obstruction if any. The authors have obtained very satisfactory results from the Halle-West operation, the technique of which is carefully discussed in relation to the anatomy of the parts involved. Read at the Colorado Congress of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, July 20 and 21, 1928.