A new technique for retrieval or repositioning of damaged or migrated silicone punctal plugs.
A new technique for retrieval or repositioning of migrated or malpositioned silicone punctal plugs is described. Malposition is known to occur secondary to either spontaneous migration or forceful insertion. This technique offers considerable advantages over current treatment options including simplicity and minimal trauma to both the plug and the nasolacrimal system.
Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000601:surgery*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers