Bloody epiphora secondary to a lacrimal sac varix.

ABSTRACT

This is a report of a 57-year-old female patient who sought treatment for multiple episodes of bloody epiphora. A CT of her orbits revealed enhancement and enlargement of her left lacrimal sac and duct. A biopsy was then performed, which showed a varix involving the wall of the lacrimal sac. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a lacrimal sac varix causing bloody epiphora.