Level of Lacrimal Passage Obstruction

Minia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Probing /irrigation of lacrimal passages

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04240431

Minia2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Detect anatomical level of acquired lacrimal passage obstructions among patients with epiphora. They were evaluated and divided into four groups Punctal, Canalicular, Nasolacrimal duct and Mixed groups according to level of obstruction

Full description

In a 3 years period adult patients with obstructive epiphora were evaluated clinically by Probing /irrigation of lacrimal passages to detect anatomical level of obstruction.

The main site of obstruction was the common canaliculus where 2/3 of patients had canalicular problems. The second common site of obstruction is nasolacrimal duct followed by the puncti.

Enrollment: 223 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Watering of the eye
• Acquired lacrimal obstructions
• Adult patients with

Exclusion criteria

• No previous lacrimal surgery
• Congenital lacrimal obstructions

Trial design

223 participants in 1 patient group

Epiphora

Description:

Adult patients suffering from watering of the eye included in the study to detect level of obstruction

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Probing /irrigation of lacrimal passages