Balloon dacryoplasty: ushering the new and routine era in minimally invasive lacrimal surgeries.

Balloon dacryoplasty is a term used for a set of minimally invasive lacrimal procedures that utilizes specially designed balloons, targeted at different points in the lacrimal system for a wide range of indications. Balloon dacryoplasty and balloon-assisted primary and revision dacryocystorhinostomy are speedily gaining ground in minimally invasive lacrimal surgeries with increasing indications for their use. These techniques are essential in the armamentarium of a dacryologist. This article aims to describe details of various balloons, instruments needed, indications in pediatric and adult populations, preoperative preparations, operative standards, procedures, and postoperative management and outcomes.