Observational studyInternational ophthalmology2023
Association between tear meniscus dimensions and higher-order aberrations in patients with surgically treated lacrimal passage obstruction.
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- Impact of external dacryocystorhinostomy on corneal aberrations and optical quality in primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Higher Order Aberrations in Patients with Unilateral Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2024Article
- Comparative study of surgical outcomes regarding tear meniscus area and high-order aberrations between two different interventional methods for primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo analyze the relationship between tear meniscus dimensions and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in patients with lacrimal passage obstruction using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).
methodsThis study was a retrospective observational study of 71 eyes of 49 patients with lacrimal passage obstruction. These patients received sheath-guided dacryoendoscopic probing and bicanalicular intubation (SG-BCI) at Toyama University Hospital between August 2020 and October 2021. Using AS-OCT, tear meniscus height (TMH), tear meniscus area (TMA), and total corneal HOAs values were measured before and after surgery.
resultsSurgical success was achieved in 69 eyes (97.1%). At the final observation, 62 eyes showed lacrimal patency (89.8%). The preoperative TMH, TMA, and HOAs values were 1.55 ± 0.96 mm, 0.11 ± 0.14 mm
conclusionSG-BCI for lacrimal passage obstruction resulted in a significant decrease in measured HOAs. The decrease in HOAs was correlated with decreases in tear meniscus dimensions.
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