As with other flat-faced animals, the Exotic's tear ducts are prone to overflowing due to the nasolacrimal duct, which can dampen and stain the face.
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In infants with nasolacrimal defects, a nasolacrimal duct probe is used and a tube replacement, either temporary ( Crawford ) or permanent ( Jones ), is carried out.
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Nasolacrimal duct probing may be performed in the office setting ( usually from 4 to 8 months of age ) or under general anesthesia in an operating room for older patients.
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In front of the opening of the sinus is a deep lacrimal groove which the lacrimal bone and inferior nasal concha convert into the nasolacrimal canal, which transmits the nasolacrimal duct.
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Minuet cats are to be bred specifically away from common Persian cat issues such as Epiphora ( excessive eye tearing ), Stenosis ( blockage ) of Nasolacrimal Ducts, flat facial features, and matting prone coats.
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For the same reason when applying some eye drops it is often advised to close the nasolacrimal duct by pressing it with a finger to prevent the medicine from escaping the eye and having unwanted side effects elsewhere in the body.
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Other related conditions on the eyelids include chalazion ( a granulomatous reaction to sebaceous glands on the eyelid ), lacrimal duct cysts ( cysts related to tear ducts ) and nasolacrimal duct cysts ( the nasolacrimal duct drains tears into the nose via a punctum on the lower eyelid ).
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Other related conditions on the eyelids include chalazion ( a granulomatous reaction to sebaceous glands on the eyelid ), lacrimal duct cysts ( cysts related to tear ducts ) and nasolacrimal duct cysts ( the nasolacrimal duct drains tears into the nose via a punctum on the lower eyelid ).
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This group includes the Peplos Kore and " Acropolis 678 ", which however display entirely different temperaments from each other . " Acropolis 669 " seems to Payne to be a transitional figure; the kore has a body structure close to the older model, but the eyes have been reduced in size and the Nasolacrimal ducts are marked, as in all later korai.
