The Teflon catheter is inserted gently into the puncta at a 45–90° angle (Fig. 2). The catheter should easily slip into the canaliculus and lacrimal sac. Gentle short bursts of pressure can be ...

Medial canthal region was defined as the area of the skin within a centimetre radius from the internal commissure of the eyelids, which encompassed one-third of the inner eyelids with the lacrimal ...

Patients were excluded from the study if they had already had any previous surgical punctal procedure, or if an obstructed lacrimal system was found during office probing and irrigation, punctal ...

If these treatments do not offer relief, a doctor may recommend a stronger treatment, such as prescription medications, punctal plugs, or a device-based therapy. Many device-based therapies do not ...

Tenpoint Therapeutics submitted a new drug application to the FDA for Brimochol PF, an eye drop for presbyopia treatment, according to a press release. SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video ...

Aqueous tear-deficient dry eye. The lacrimal glands (structures above the eye that cleanse and protect the eye’s surface by lubricating and moistening it) don’t produce enough tears to ...

Introduction: The RAB11 family of small GTPases are intracellular regulators of membrane and vesicular trafficking. We recently reported that RAB11A and RAB11B redundantly regulate spindle dynamics in ...