Dacryocystocele (Dacryocystitis) or timo cyst is a benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that develops within a few days or weeks after birth.

The uncommon condition forms as a result as a consequence of narrowing or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, usually during prenatal development.

[1] Common symptoms of all types of dacryocystocele include: The nasolacrimal ducts drain the excess tears from our eyes into the nasal cavity.

In dacryocystocele this tube gets blocked on either end and as a result when mucoid fluid collects in the intermediate patent section it forms a cystic structure.

The purpose of the nasolacrimal ducts is to drain tears from the eye area of the lacrimal sac and eventually through the nasal cavity.

Dacryocystocele is caused by blockage on the nasolacrimal duct, as a result when mucoid fluid collects in the intermediate patent section it forms a cystic structure.

The diagnosis can be made prenatally; routine obstetric ultrasound can identify the characteristic hypoechoic lesion inferior and medial to the globe.

Tests that are used to diagnose a patient include:[1] To relieve dacryocystocele symptoms, a warm compress is placed on the affected area to help open up the ducts.

[citation needed] Since dacryocystocele is an infection of the tear sacs, the condition is resolved by taking oral antibiotics.

Surgery may be needed to widen the tear ducts in order to reduce the blockage occurring in the eye area.

The procedure for the surgery is called dacryocystorhinostomy, laser is used to remove some of the bone structure on the nose in order to widen the tear duct.

Results from the culture sample demonstrated that S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. pneumonaie were the most common strains of microorganisms among patients with actue dacryocystitis.