KOLOA, Hawaii — The success of a Jones tube procedure relies on the surgeon’s ability to deliver clear instructions to the patient, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2025.
Roger A. Dailey, MD, FACS, said he has five main instructions for patients after he does a conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with the placement of a Jones tube. First, when the patient has to sneeze or blow their nose, Dailey said it is important that they squeeze their eyes closed or press over the tube with their fingers so that the tube is not blown out of their eye.
He also provides patients with an