Transcaruncular laser-assisted StopLoss Lester Jones tube surgery for lacrimal canalicular obstructions.

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.

Published: July 2019

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Purpose: To introduce and evaluate a minimally-invasive endoscopy-guided transcaruncular laser-assisted StopLoss Jones tube (SLJT) implantation technique for severe canalicular obstructions in primary surgeries.

Methods: We retrospectively identified 12 adult patients (12 eyes) with severe epiphora secondary to long-segment canalicular obstructions. All the 12 eyes underwent an endoscopy-guided transcaruncular SLJT implantation with an 810-nm diode laser's assistance as the primary surgical approach.

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Transcaruncular laser-assisted StopLoss Lester Jones tube surgery for lacrimal canalicular obstructions.

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

July 2019

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.

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