Dacryocystitis can lead to blockage of the tear ducts, and there is no best solution, but patients can be treated with general therapy, medication, surgery, and other treatments to improve discomfort.
Dacryocystitis is categorized into acute dacryocystitis and chronic dacryocystitis, and different types of dacryocystitis are treated in different ways. The principle of treatment for acute dacryocystitis is to control the infection and make the blocked tear duct open, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use antibiotic eye drops for treatment, such as tobramycin eye drops and so on. After the inflammation is relieved, the patient can feasible nasal lacrimal sac anastomosis, dredge the tear duct.
The principle of treatment for chronic dacryocystitis is to control the inflammation with medication and then reopen the blocked tear duct with surgery. Therefore, patients can use local antibiotic eye drops or tear duct irrigation after injection of antibiotic liquid medication, such as tobramycin eye drops. But can only temporarily reduce the patient’s symptoms, surgery is the main means of treatment, such as nasal lacrimal sac anastomosis, lacrimal sac removal.
It is recommended that patients with dacryocystitis consult a doctor in time to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.