ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT) Guided Reversal of Edematous Punctal Occlusion.
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A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Nepafenac Combined With a Lubricant Versus a Lubricant Alone in the Treatment of Epiphora Associated With Lacrimal Punctum Stenosis in Mexican Adults
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- Anterior segment OCT-based assessment of efficacy of topical cyclosporine in edematous punctal stenosis.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Optical coherence tomography and the proximal lacrimal drainage system: a major review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021Review
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aimTo evaluate the role of anterior segment-optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in the diagnosis of punctal stenosis and to compare punctal parameters before and after medical treatment. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe study was conducted on 40 eyes of 24 patients who had acquired inflammatory punctal stenosis and had persistent epiphora (persistent epiphora group - PEG), and 20 eyes of 10 subjects with normal punctal openings as a control group (control group - CG). We measured the outer punctal diameter (OPD), recorded the visibility of the internal punctum and punctal depth (PD) using AS-OCT, before and 1 month after treatment with preservative free methylprednisolone 5% eye drops. Punctal diameter, tear meniscus height (TMH) and Munk's score were compared to the control group before and after treatment.
resultsThe mean OPD of the PEG before treatment (455.5 ± 174 µm) was significantly smaller than that of the CG (590.9 ± 106.6 µm) (
conclusionAS-OCT parameters were useful in monitoring and measuring the efficacy of medical treatment in relieving punctal edema, which subsequently resulted in reducing the epiphora symptoms.
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