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Using thermography for an obstruction of the lower lacrimal system

Overview of attention for article published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, January 2016
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Title
Using thermography for an obstruction of the lower lacrimal system
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, January 2016
DOI 10.5935/0004-2749.20160014
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Authors

Marco Antonio de Campos Machado, João Amaro Ferrari Silva, Marcos Leal Brioschi, Norma Allemann

Abstract

Obstructions in the lacrimal pathways quite often require accurate and reliable image scanning for confirmation and documentation. Infrared thermal imaging, known as thermography, is a resource that complements diagnosis; it does not require touching the patient or applying contrast materials and has been used in various medical procedures for decades. However, there have been few studies in the literature about its use in ophthalmology. In this paper, the authors have presented a case of dacryocystitis where the obstruction of the lacrimal punctum was so acute that conventional dacryocystography could not be used. The authors have successfully reported the use of thermography as a complementary propaedeutic and will discuss the method they used.

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Unknown 12 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 25%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Researcher 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 3 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 50%
Sports and Recreations 1 8%
Computer Science 1 8%
Unknown 4 33%
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#19,944,091
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#237
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