Efficacy of punctal occlusion in management of dry eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia
| Autor: | Saeed Algehedan, Samir Al-Mansouri, Abdullah M Alfawaz, Sabah S Jastaneiah, Abdullah Al-Assiri, Ahmed Mousa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Punctal plug
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Keratomileusis Laser In Situ Silicones Visual Acuity Keratomileusis law.invention Cornea Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Young Adult Randomized controlled trial law Ophthalmology Myopia Medicine Humans Ocular Surface Disease Index Punctal occlusion business.industry Lacrimal Apparatus LASIK Surgical Instruments eye diseases Sensory Systems Treatment Outcome Tears Dry Eye Syndromes Female sense organs medicine.symptom Ophthalmic Solutions business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Current eye research. 39(3) |
| ISSN: | 1460-2202 |
| Popis: | To evaluate the effect of punctal plug use in preventing dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).A randomized clinical trial at a tertiary eye care center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants underwent LASIK for myopia in both eyes and a lower punctal occlusion in one eye only while the other eye served as control. Both eyes received the same postoperative medications except for lubricant duration (subject eye: four times per day for one week; control eye: four times per day for 6 months). Participants were evaluated at 1 week, 2, and 6 months after surgery for signs and symptoms of dry eye. The main outcome measures were visual acuity; ocular surface parameters; and Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire.Seventy-eight eyes of 39 patients were included in this study. The Ocular Surface Disease Index scores of eyes with punctal plugs were better at all follow-up visits, and the differences between both eyes were statistically significant (1 week, p 0.0001; 2 months, p 0.0001; 6 months, p = 0.008). At the final follow-up visit, the percentage of normal eyes was higher in eyes with punctal plugs for all ocular surface parameters (Schirmer 1 test, 94.9%; tear breakup time, 77.8%; punctate epithelial keratitis score, 71.8%) compared to eyes without occlusion (Schirmer 1 test, 92.3%; tear breakup time, 58.3%; punctate epithelial keratitis score, 53.8%); however, such differences were not statistically significant.Punctal plug insertion after LASIK surgeries may minimize the need for frequent lubricant application and hence improve patient satisfaction. |
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