Pre-Operative Lacrimal Assessment
摘要
Lacrimal assessment must establish the causes of the watering and exclude a dry eye, establish the location of the lacrimal obstruction, and help plan the surgery, whether eyelid or tear duct. The carefully taken history will usually tell you everything you want to know if you listen well, which you then substantiate by the clinical examination and tests. The distinct steps of the lacrimal examination include: