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
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