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The aim of this survey was to evaluate the impact of non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy on the quality of life of patients using a validated questionnaire, the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Design:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Prospective non\u2010randomised case series.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Setting:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Secondary otorhinolaryngology\u2013ophthalmology centre, single centre.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Participants:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Sixty\u2010five consecutive patients undergoing non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy were asked to complete a questionnaire at their follow\u2010up clinic appointment. All patients had a minimum of 9\u2003months follow\u2010up.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Main outcome measures:\u2002<\/jats:bold> A consultant ophthalmologist reviewed each patient six months after surgery and recorded the outcomes as \u2018cure\u2019, \u2018better\u2019, \u2018no change\u2019 or \u2018worse\u2019. We defined \u2018success\u2019 as cured or better. \u2018Failure\u2019 suggests no improvement or worsening epiphora. The validated 18\u2010item GBI was used.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Fully completed questionnaires were received from 55 patients. Mean total GBI scores were +34 for successful non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy and \u221219 for failed non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (Mann\u2013Whitney <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20033.8, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003&lt;\u20030.001).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Successful non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy does confer significant quality of life improvement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1749-4486.2006.01278.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,10,2]],"date-time":"2006-10-02T08:45:29Z","timestamp":1159778729000},"page":"399-403","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Quality of life assessment after non\u2010laser endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"A.","family":"Ho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R.","family":"Sachidananda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Carrie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C.","family":"Neoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2006,10,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mhn.2000.105470"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-199812000-00018"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9394(14)73022-3"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/01676830590926693"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo.86.7.792"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ophtha.2005.03.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2273.2004.00836.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-200201000-00013"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9394(02)01830-5"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0161-6420(02)01114-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/000348949610500601"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/112067210401400601"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-199602000-00015"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_15_2","volume-title":"Guidelines for Clinical Governance in Ophthalmology","author":"Royal College of Ophthalmologists","year":"1999"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_16_2","first-page":"363","article-title":"Management of unsuccessful lacrimal surgery","volume":"103","author":"Welham R.A.","year":"1987","journal-title":"Br. 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