Silicone perforated punctal plugs for the treatment of punctal stenosis

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dc.contributor.authorComez, Arzu Taskiran
dc.contributor.authorKarakilic, Azersara Vural
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Aydin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:43:53Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:43:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Punctal stenosis can result in symptoms such as epiphora and can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. Perforated punctal plug insertion is an easy procedure that is commonly used as the first step of treatment for punctal stenosis. Methods: Clinical, demographic, and outcome data were retrospectively collected for 54 eyes of 21 males and 11 females who consecutively presented to our Oculoplastic Clinic and underwent silicone Micro Flow perforated punctal plug insertion. All patients had epiphora with punctal stenosis. Results: Of the 54 plugs, 26 plugs (48.1%) were lost and 28 (51.8%) stayed in place. Of the latter, eight were explanted because of the occlusion of the plug with secretions and recurrent conjunctivitis; moreover, two plugs migrated deep into the vertical canaliculus. Of the 54 plugs, only 18 (33.3%) were well-tolerated with significant symptomatic improvement. Conclusion: Plug loss is a prominent problem in patients implanted with perforated punctal plugs. Silicone punctal plugs failed in 66.7% of our patients over a mean follow-up of 14.2 months.
dc.identifier.doi10.5935/0004-2749.20190077
dc.identifier.endpage399
dc.identifier.issn0004-2749
dc.identifier.issn1678-2925
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid31271571
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85072056288
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage394
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20190077
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24411
dc.identifier.volume82
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000484856400007
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherConsel Brasil Oftalmologia
dc.relation.ispartofArquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectStenosis
dc.subjectSilicone
dc.subjectLacrimal apparatus diseases
dc.subjectPunctal plugs
dc.titleSilicone perforated punctal plugs for the treatment of punctal stenosis
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