Evaluation of the perforated punctal plugs after implantation in cases of punctal stenosis regarding position and patency in the early postoperative period (during the first operative weak)
Prospective non randomized case series study included 50 eyes. The study is conducted on patients attending to the oculoplastic unit of ophthalmology department of Minia university hospital. Informed consents were obtained from the participants in this study. The study was adherent to the tenets of declaration of Heleniski. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT) was performed for the included patients after perforated plug implantation (during the first operative weak)
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Examination of the implanted perforated lacrimal plugs using anterior segment optical coherent tomography
Ophthalmology department/ Minia University Hospital/Minia University
Minya, Egypt
RECRUITINGEvaluation of the fitting of implanted perforated lacrimal plugs
Either plug is in place or rotated
Time frame: first week post-operatively
Evaluation of the patency of the plugs
Either plug is patent or occluded
Time frame: first week post-operatively
Evaluation any contents within the plugs
Blood/ Tears/ Debris
Time frame: first week post-operatively
Evaluation of the lower tear film height
measuring the tear film meniscus height at the lower lid margin (at the centre of the inferior limbus), height is measured in micrometers
Time frame: first week post-operatively
Evaluation of the tear level within the plug
Either within the lower half or upper half of the plug
Time frame: first week post-operatively
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