For congenital obstruction of nasolacrimal duct, probing is done at what age?: (A) 2 months, (B) 6 months, (C) 10 months, (D) 14 months
Answer is B. Probing of congenital nasolacrimal duct blockade with bowman's Probe *It should be performed, in case the condition is not cured by the age of 3-4 months. *Some surgeons prefer to wait till the age of 6 months. *It is usually performed under general anaesthesia. *While performing probing, care must be taken not to injure the canaliculus. Ref: Khurana 7th/e p.410