1. Direct repair of canalicular lacerations
- Author
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Robert C. Della Rocca, David Della Rocca, and Syed M Ahmad
- Subjects
Blepharoplasty ,business.industry ,Lacrimal Apparatus ,Eyelids ,Anatomy ,Bone canaliculus ,digestive system ,Lacerations ,eye diseases ,Prosthesis Implantation ,Palpebral sulcus ,Direct repair ,Medicine ,Humans ,Surgery ,Female ,sense organs ,business ,Child ,Shearing (manufacturing) - Abstract
Injury and disruption of the canaliculi of the lacrimal excretory system commonly occur from laceration or shearing trauma. This type of injury will likely lead to dysfunction of tear flow from the palpebral sulcus and chronic epiphora. The goal of this article is to give a step-by-step review of canalicular repair.
- Published
- 2007