“…Despite this, the diagnosis is not always made quickly, leading the patient to have several assessments until a correct diagnosis is obtained. Surgical treatment with canaliculotomy (Figure 3) has been described as the most effective, but in milder cases there are reports that local irrigation with antibiotics has had good results [4]. Canaliculotomy is performed with dilation of the tear point, horizontal incision in the portion posterior canaliculus, which may or may not extend from the lacrimal point, curettage, and removal of concretions (dacryoliths), irrigation with antibiotics, whether the closure of the incision may be performed.…”