Nishi Gupta - Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy

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In the past few years, we could watch the great advances in endoscopic surgery. In the same proportion, endoscopic surgery of the lacrimal system, especially on DCR (dacryocystorhinostomy), has grown considerably.

This books third edition, brilliantly written by Dr Nishi Gupta, will provide to the whole national and international medical community great knowledge and also great visibility. Her outstanding compilation of all her experience in endoscopic DCR and lacrimal surgery is truly a masterpiece.

Having the opportunity to dive into this book, may I say the most complete one in this field, one will find a rich and diverse content. From basics to very advanced, these pages offer to its readers the most complete endoscopic techniques and also provide detailed chapters with important topics such as complications, training and education.

It is a great honour to preface Dr Guptas contribution to medicine and to all of those who will benefit from her work when treating patients with lacrimal system diseases.

I wish you all a great and enjoyable reading.

Writing the preface for the third edition of my book gives me an opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who have been a part of my journey. Their trust and support gave me the strength to carry on.

I am grateful to my institution, Dr Shroffs Charity Eye Hospital, for giving me an opportunity to explore the endoscopic management of lacrimal drainage system disorders at a time when this field was not much explored in the country. There was not much literature available on this subject close to three decades ago. Thus, after working for a few years our preliminary experience in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy was consolidated and published as the first edition of our book on endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in 2006, followed by the second edition in 2011, and here is the third edition.

I would like to express my gratitude to Mr Arun K. Arora, chief executive officer of the organization, for providing the state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment to enhance capability.

I express my deepest appreciation to Dr Satish Jain, a surgeon with exceptional professional abilities, for his help and support. I very much appreciate the contribution of Dr Vandana Kalra for the hard work and assistance in bringing out a comprehensive chapter on radiology. My sincere thanks to Dr Suma Ganesh for having faith in me and supporting the good work done for the children with epiphora in society. Special thanks to Dr Javed Ali for continuous sharing of ideas, discussions and motivation. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my team Dr Nidhi Dhawan, Dr Poonam Singla and Dr Sonil Jain. I would like to thank Springer for the opportunity and acknowledge great contribution of Springer team for beautiful compilation of the manuscript.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone who provided me with the opportunity, advice and support throughout my journey.