PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficiency of perforated punctal plug in acquired @entity850 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five eyes of 33 @entity1 who had @entity9467 due to @entity850 were included in this study. After biomicroscopic examination and lacrimal @entity384 was managed with the perforated punctal plugs in all @entity1 . In the following period @entity9467 , plug tolerance, lacrimal drainage were evaluated and graded. Lacrimal drainage was evaluated with @entity941 dye disappearing test. RESULTS: The age of the @entity1 ranged between 31 and 80 (mean 55.78      13.11). Preoperatively punctal dilatation and lacrimal system irrigations were performed on all @entity1 . Lacrimal system irrigation was positive in all @entity1 . Perforated punctal plugs were placed in the inferior puncti in all @entity1 . The plugs were explanted 6  months after operation. The follow-up period ranged between 6 and 24  months. Plug tolerance was good in 97.8% of the eyes in the 1st month visit. @entity9467 decreased remarkably in 88.9% of the @entity1 1  month after plug implantation, except one whose plug dropped off spontaneously in 2  weeks. @entity941 disappearing times were found under 3  min in 97.8% of the eyes after plug explanations. CONCLUSION: Punctum stenosis is one of the several disorders that cause lacrimal @entity3885 . Perforated punctal plugs are found convenient and effective in managing @entity850 .

Management of acquired XXXX with perforated punctal plugs.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity384 :: ('MESH:D002311', 'Disease') :: ['dilatation punctal stenosis'] @entity9467 :: ('MESH:D007766', 'Disease') :: ['epiphora', 'Epiphora'] @entity3885 :: ('MESH:D008173', 'Disease') :: ['drainage obstruction'] @entity941 :: ('MESH:D019793', 'Chemical') :: ['Fluorescein', 'fluorescein'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['punctal stenosis']
@entity850 :: (MESH:D003251,Disease) :: ['punctal stenosis']
