Medial blepharosynechioplasty: a new surgical concept for severe dry eye

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this work was to report on the performance of medial blepharosynechioplasty (MBSP), a newly devised technique for treating severe dry eye. METHODS: In this retrospective, nonrandomized clinical trial, three cases with severe dry eye (Sjögren’s syndrome) associated with rep...

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Autores principales: Sasaki, Tsugihisa, Ota, Taeko, Ookura, Youko, Sugiyama, Kazuhisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3392913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22791980
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S31001
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The purpose of this work was to report on the performance of medial blepharosynechioplasty (MBSP), a newly devised technique for treating severe dry eye. METHODS: In this retrospective, nonrandomized clinical trial, three cases with severe dry eye (Sjögren’s syndrome) associated with repeated punctal plug loss were treated using MBSP to create a synechia between the upper and lower lid medial borders of the puncta to suppress the lacrimal pump. RESULTS: Postoperative follow-up showed improvement in the corneal condition in all three cases that persisted for 12–35 months. None of the patients had visual impairment. CONCLUSION: MBSP is a promising treatment for severe dry eye and merits further study.

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