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NCT Number: NCT04318652

OCT Guided Punctal Stenosis Management

This is a clinical trial study that was conducted on patients with punctal stenosis.We studied the diameter of stenosed puncta before and after treatment with preserved free steroid eye drops using AS-OCT.

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Key information

Conditions

Epiphora Due to Insufficient Drainage

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Amr Awara

Tanta, Gharbeyia, 3111, Egypt

About this study

The study was conducted on 40 eyes of 24 patients have acquired inflammatory punctal stenosis and 20 eyes of 10 patients of normal asymptomatic subjects as control group. We studied the external punctal diameter, visibility of the internal punctum and punctal depth before treatment using AS-OCT, and then patients were re-evaluated after one month of treatment with preservative free methylprednisolone 5% eye drops.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients have acquired inflammatory punctum stenosis complaining of epiphora of different etiologies.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous lacrimal surgery.
  • Lid margin malposition such as ectropion, entropion or lid retraction.
  • Medial lid masses obscuring punctum.
  • History of ocular trauma involving lid margin or punctum.

Treatment and study plan

Methylprednisolone eyedrops

Drug

instillation of methylprednisolone eye drops

Primary outcomes

  1. punctal opening

    Time frame: one month

    evaluation of punctalopening by OCT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tanta University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Role of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Management of Acquired Punctal Stenosis

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 24, 2020

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