Lacrimal History – Part 74: Doyens of Dacryology Series – Lacrimal Sac Extirpation and Early Evolution of Modern Dacryocystectomy from 1886 to 1908: J.B. Lawford, Fred T. Tooke, Freeland A. Fergus, A.L. M’Millan, and Robert H. Elliot
Mohammad Javed Ali
Abstract
There is no doubt that lacrimal sac extirpation or Dacryocystectomy has been unintentionally and quite often incompletely performed since antiquity.1,2 Thomas Woolhouse (1664–1734) is credited with...
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLacrimal sacAnatomySurgeryDacryocystorhinostomySeries (stratigraphy)Lacrimal apparatusOrbit (dynamics)OphthalmologyEye diseaseNasolacrimal Duct Obstruction TreatmentsSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis TreatmentsFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques