Aging Women with PANDO Face Higher Risk of Acute Dacryocystitis, suggests study
Researchers have discovered that age, especially in older women with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PANDO), strongly predicts the development of acute dacryocystitis (AD), an inflammatory and potentially serious infection of the lacrimal sac. A recent study was conducted by Amber D. published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The research also reveals that weather-related factors like temperature and humidity are not significantly correlated with the prevalence of AD.
This single-center, retrospective observational study examined data on all clinically diagnosed adult patients with acute dacryocystitis between January 2000 and February 2020. Patient data were compared to environmental data collected from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium in order to determine if weather conditions may have influenced AD occurrence. Patients were divided into three groups according to the condition of their nasolacrimal ducts: PANDO, non-PANDO, or unclassified, as a function of whether lacrimal syringing information was present. Principal patient variables were age and sex, and the investigators used multivariate regression analysis to analyze risk factors.
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