Table 1.
Causes of epiphora, duration of complaints, and relationship with gender.
| Patients (n/%) | Duration of complaints (n/%) | Sex (%) | p value | ||||
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| <1 month | 1 month–1 year | 1–5 years | >5 years | ||||
| (1) Ocular surface disease | 63 (38.7) | 8 (4.9%) | 42 (25.7%) | 13 (7.9%) | F (57.1) | 0.083 | |
| (a) Dry eye/blepharitis | 63 (38.7) | 8 (4.9%) | 42 (25.7%) | 13 (7.9%) | F (57.1) | 0.083 | |
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| (2) Lacrimal pathway diseases | 79 (48.4) | 32 (19.6%) | 42 (25.7%) | 6 (3.6%) | M (52.5) | 0.663 | |
| (a) Chronic dacryocystitis | 36 (22.1) | 15 (9.2%) | 15 (9.2%) | 6 (3.6%) | F (69.4) | 0.052 | |
| (b) Congenital lacrimal stenosis | 5 (3.06) | 5 (3.06%) | M (60) | 0.042 | |||
| (c) Punctum stenosis | 42 (25.8) | 13 (7.9%) | 29 (17.7%) | M (66.6) | 0.233 | ||
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| (3) Eyelid disorders | 35 (21.4) | 8 (4.9%) | 26 (15.9%) | 1 (0.6%) | M (54.3) | 0.075 | |
| (a) Ectropion | 27 (16.6) | 5 (3.06%) | 21 (12.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | M (59.2) | 0.151 | |
| (b) Entropion | 5 (3.06) | 1 (0.6%) | 4 (2.4%) | M (60) | 0.044 | ||
| (c) Trichiasis/distichiasis | 6 (3.6) | 2 (1.2%) | 4 (2.4%) | F (50) | 0.083 | ||
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| (4) Others | 4 (2.4) | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | F (50) | 0.083 | ||