Size variation of the lacrimal punctum in adults

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1988;4(4):231-3. doi: 10.1097/00002341-198804040-00006.

Abstract

This is the first reported study on accurate computerized measurements of lacrimal punctal size in normal adults. There was a wide variation found between patients. The lower lid puncta were consistently noted to be larger than those of the upper lids. This is clinically significant in dry-eye patients who may need to be treated with punctal plugs of various sizes.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / anatomy & histology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Photography