Lacrimal Duct Cyst (Dacryops) Following Ocular Chemical Injury

Abstract

A 37-year-old man presented with swelling under the lateral aspect of the right upper eyelid. He had sustained an alkali ocular chemical injury 10 years before resulting in persistent lateral canthal webbing. Diagnosis was made of lacrimal duct cyst (dacryops) and webbing of the lateral canthus and the findings were confirmed on computed tomography. He underwent lacrimal duct cyst marsupialisation and lateral canthoplasty with good cosmetic result, and there was no recurrence of symptoms at 2 months post-operatively. Lacrimal duct cyst is a rare clinical entity and has been postulated to result from localized inflammation or trauma to conjunctiva. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of dacryops following a chemical injury.

KEYWORDS::

• Lacrimal duct cyst
• Dacryops
• Chemical injury

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