Dacryoadenitis

Symptoms include pain, tenderness and swelling of the lateral aspect of the eyelid

May occur with systemic diseases such as Sjogren’s, sarcoidosis, syphilis, TB, lymphoma, and benign lymphoid hyperplasia

May occur in patients with mums, EBV, zoster

Canaliculitis

Symptoms include pain, swelling, tenderness of the INNER canthus of the eye

Etiology is usually actinomycetes

May be treated with Penicillin irrigation

Actinomycetes is also sensitive to gtts 

Dacryocystitis

Symptoms: acute onset, tearing (from nasolacrimal duct obstruction), redness, purulent discharge, tender swollen lacrimal sac

An infection within the “tear duct” causes a painful swelling in the inner corner of the eyelids.

If the tearing causes severe symptoms, surgery can be performed to create a new tear duct. This operation is called “dacryocystorhinostomy.” (see below). Small silicone tubes my be placed in the tear system to keep the new tear duct open while healing occurs. Surgical elimination of the obstruction by creating a new tear duct is necessary to eliminate the tearing and infection that can result from such a blockage