[
    {
        "id": "osp-12368",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Comparison of external versus diode laser conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with lacrimal bypass tube placement in proximal canalicular blocks",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Goel",
                "given": "Ruchi"
            },
            {
                "family": "Kishore",
                "given": "Divya"
            },
            {
                "family": "Kumar",
                "given": "Sushil"
            },
            {
                "family": "Nagpal",
                "given": "Smriti"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/comparison-of-external-versus-diode-laser-conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy-with-lacrimal-bypass-tube-placement-in-proximal-canalicular-blocks",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2021
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Journal of Ophthalmology",
        "volume": "14",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "100-107",
        "DOI": "10.4103/ojo.ojo_49_2020",
        "publisher": "Medknow Publications",
        "ISSN": "0974-620X",
        "abstract": "Aims: Hyperlacrimation due to ocular surface or lid abnormality was ruled out and apposition of lower punctum to globe was checked.\n\nSubjects and methods: This was a pilot study at a tertiary eye care center where 40 patients of proximal canalicular block  0.05). Complications include tube extrusion, dislocation, conjunctival overgrowth, and sump syndrome.\n\nConclusion: Laser and external CDCRs are both effective and safe procedures for the treatment of proximal canalicular blocks with comparable success rates and complications."
    }
]