Success Rate of Silicone Tube Intubation.
- Author:
Choon Oh LEE
1
;
Jang Hoon KIM
;
Song Hun JONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Silicone intubation;
Partial obstruction of lacrimal drainage system
- MeSH:
Drainage;
Humans;
Infant;
Intubation*;
Silicones*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(11):1921-1925
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It has been Known that silicone intubation may be an effective procedure for total or partial obstruction in infants of age one year or less, and the older the patient, the lower the success rate. We had performed silicone intubation on 40 eyes of 39 patients from january 1995 to May 1996, and they were divided into 3 groups according to age: group 1, 6 months to 6 years: group 2,6 to 16.: group 3, one 16 years. The success rate was 92.4% in groups 1 and 2, respectively: 83.3% ingroup 3. The success rate in patients with partial obstruction in group 3 was 100% In view of the results of the present study, silicone intubation may be in primary procedure for partial obstruction of lacrimal drainage system.
