Ballooning Canaliculoplasty and Silicone Tube Intubation after Lacrimal Trephination.
- Author:
Seung Woo HONG
1
;
Yeun Kyoung CHOI
;
Suk Woo YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yswoph@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Balloon canaliculoplasty;
Canalicular obstruction;
Common canalicular obstruction;
Lacrimal trephine
- MeSH:
Dilatation;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Intubation*;
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases;
Silicones*;
Trephining*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(5):737-742
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the satety and effectiveness of lacrimal trephination and balloon dilatation in treatment of obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus. METHODS: Lacrimal trephination and subsequent balloon dilation was performed in 7 eyes of 7 consecutive patients with epiphora due to lacrimal canalicular obstruction and common canalicular obstruction. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 50.3 years old and the average follow-up period was 17.7 months. Anatomical success was 7 of 7 eyes (100%) and functional success , resolution of epiphora was 5 of 7 eyes (71%) CONCLUSIONS: Lacrimal trephination and subsequent ballooning canaliculoplasty in treatment of obstruction of the lacrimal canaliculus seems to be safe and valuable as an primary procedure before Jones tube bypass surgery.
