• Title of article

    A Technique for Preventing pontaneou Lo of Lacrimal Punctal Plug

  • Author/Authors

    Hiroto Obata، نويسنده , , Nobuhiro Ibaraki، نويسنده , , Tadahiko Turu، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    567
  • To page
    569
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To decribe a technique for the prevention of pontaneou lo of lacrimal punctal plug. Deign Interventional cae erie. Method Four conecutive patient (10 puncta in even eye) with evere dry eye who experienced repeated pontaneou plug lo underwent punctal occluion by uturing plug with 10–0 polypropylene uture. Reult All punctal plug were fitted to lacrimal puncta by anchoring the uture. Plug retention rate wa 80% at 6 month after the procedure. Concluion uturing punctal plug i effective in the production of long-term punctal cloure in patient with repeated pontaneou plug lo.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    626152