- A
punctal plug, also
known as tear duct plug or
lacrimal plug, is a
small medical device that is
inserted into the tear duct (puncta) of an eye to block...
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which is
divided according to its
anatomical location (i.e., ectropion,
punctal,
canalicular or
nasolacrimal duct obstruction). The
latter is
often due...
- in each eye can be blocked.
Punctal plugs are
inserted into the
puncta to
block tear drainage. It is not
clear if
punctal plugs are
effective at reducing...
- dacryocystorhinostomy,
canalicular stents for
canalicular stenosis,
punctal plugs for
punctal occlusion in dry eyes,
silicone rubber and
bands as an external...
- An
imperforate lacrimal punctum is a
congenital disorder of dogs
involving the lack of an
opening to the
nasolacrimal duct (tear duct) in the conjunctiva...
- symptoms. For dry eyes,
artificial tears;
medications to
reduce inflammation;
punctal plugs or
other surgery to shut the tear
ducts may be tried. For a dry mouth...
- slit lamp
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Treatments include artificial tears,
prescription tears, and
punctal occlusion.
Punctal occlusion is
accomplished by
placing a
collagen or
silicone plug...
- license. Ervin, Ann-Margret; Law, Andrew; Pucker,
Andrew D (26 June 2017). "
Punctal occlusion for dry eye syndrome".
Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews...
- dermatitis,
multiple epitrichial cysts (eyelids)
Ocular – coloboma,
lacrimal punctal aplasia,
corneal sequestrum,
congenital cataract,
excessive tearing, eye...
