RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management options of acquired punctal stenosis
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 785
OP 792
VO 34
IS 8
A1 Bukhari, Amal A.
YR 2013
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/34/8/785.abstract
AB Punctal stenosis is a frequent source of patients referral to the otoplasty clinic and the search for a procedure that can permanently eliminate epiphora without disturbing the normal lacrimal system anatomy and physiology started centuries ago and continues today. The following article summarizes the reported procedures in the English literature in the acquired punctal stenosis with a description of techniques, success rates, and potential complications with the goal of identifying the most effective treatment strategy based on the current knowledge available.