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Original Article

Prevalence of buried probe in complex congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction and evaluation of its success rate post ‘probing and irrigation’: a single-centre retrospective study

Nishi GuptaDepartment of ENT, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Neeraj ChawlaDepartment of ENT, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Suma GaneshDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Sima DasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Nidhi DhawanDepartment of ENT, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Smriti BansalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Poonam SinglaDepartment of ENT, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India
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Pages 397-400 | Received 24 Oct 2017, Accepted 29 Jan 2018, Published online: 05 Feb 2018

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