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Results of endoscopic primary DCR in 171 watering eyes after 6 months
| Symptomatic improvement at 6 months (no of cases and %) | |||
| Level of lacrimal blockage (n = no of watering eyes) | Good | Partial | None |
| Canalicular (n=13) | 7 (54%) | 3 (23%) | 3 (23%) |
| Common canalicular (n=42) | 37 (88%) | 3 (7%) | 2 (5%) |
| Lacrimal sac/duct (n=116) | 108 (93%) | 4 (3%) | 4 (3%) |
| Overall (n=171) | 152 (89%) | 10 (6%) | 9 (5%) |
