Secondary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction as a Specific Complication of Treatment With Radioactive Iodine (Morphological Study)

Conclusions: Changes revealed in patients of group 1 include desquamation of nasolacrimal duct epithelium, mucous gland lesion, and moderate fibrosis that indicate a probable primary character of the lesion. In patients of group 2, fibrotic changes were more significant and were due to a chronic inflammatory process. Thus, secondary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction after treatment with radioactive iodine has a specific pathogenesis and should be classified as a separate nosological form.
Source: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Investigations Source Type: research
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