- No external scar.
- No disruption of medial canthal ligament and preservation of pumping action of arbicularis muscle. Thus procedure is functional DCR.
- No injury to angular facial vessels
- Shorter operative time.
- Acute infection is not a contraindication for endoscopy surgery.
- Simultaneous correction of septal and paranasal sinus pathology possible.
- Superior for revision cases.
- Lacrimal sac mucosa is preserved.
Write the advantage of endoscopic DCR over conventional open DCR.
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