The Microbiological Spectrum in Acute Dacryocystitis

Singapore National Eye Centre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dacryocystitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00349297

R325/18/2003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Acute dacryocystitis in adults can be a very painful disease and may not respond well to medical therapy.

The purpose of this prospective non-randomised study is to determine the microorganisms causing acute dacryocystitis and the antibiotic sensitivities of these organisms.

The study also aims to correlate the microbiological findings to the severity of clinical manifestations and evaluate the effectiveness of our current practice of aspiration and empiric systemic antibiotic therapy in treating patients with acute dacryocystitis and hence review whether there is a need to alter current management strategy.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Painful localised fluctuant induration just inferior to the medial canthal tendon of less than 2 weeks duration.

Exclusion criteria

• Non-fluctuant lacrimal sac swelling
• Uncooperative patient
• Unwilling Patient