Dr. Rashi Sharma, S14989, Dr. (Col) Madhu Bhaduria
A study is done at tertiary eye centre in paatients with complaints of watering who in outpatients department were diagnosed with common canalicular block and the block was attempted to be opened in the opd with probing with probe first directed towards sac and once the get through was obtained, it was directed towards nasolacrimal duct. The syringing was done immediately and was found patent in more than 90% of patients.On follow up at 6 weeks and then at 3 months, the syringing was found patent. The follow up is still continued to determine long term efficacy.