BACKGROUNDChronic dacryocystitis is a very common clinical condition encountered in day-to-day ophthalmic practice. Chronic dacryocystitis and its various complications are known to every ophthalmologist. The word dacryocystitis as such suggests inflammation of lacrimal sac and its duct.The aim of the present study is to study the bacteriological and microbiological pattern of dacryocystitis. MATERIALS AND METHODSWe have conducted a prospective case study in patients attending the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in Government General Hospital, Kakinada, during the period of 2014 to 2016. The study was done in 50 patients to evaluate clinical and bacteriological pattern of chronic dacryocystitis. RESULTSOut of 50 cases of dacryocystitis studied bacteriological report shows 56% cases report is sterile, 4% cases coagulase positive, 6% cases coagulase negative, 4% cases positive for diplococcus pneumonia, 8% cases showed positive for streptococcus viridians, 8% cases showed positive for Klebsiella, 4% for pseudomonas and 2% for mixed results. CONCLUSIONIncidence of the bacterial infection of the lacrimal passage as revealed in the present studies quiet high.
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