While there are books that review lacrimal surgery as a portion of oculoplastic practice The
Lacrimal System: Diagnosis Management & Surgery Second Edition addresses the range of
lacrimal disorders in one concise practical volume. Building off of the success of the first
edition this text includes significantly updated information as well as new chapters that are
complete with high quality color images and illustrations. Lacrimal surgeries are among the
most commonly performed ones in oculopastic surgery. The procedures range from unblocking tear
ducts in small children with congenital dysmorphology to correcting dry eye through surgery.
As with many of these procedures the disorders sound minor but the patients' lives are
seriously affected. By broadening the scope of the subject the editors of The Lacrimal System
Second Edition meet the needs of oculoplastic surgeons ophthalmologists residents and fellows
who are learning these special procedures.
