NCT04240431

Level of Lacrimal Passage Obstruction

Symptomatic Acquired Lacrimal Passage Obstruction: Clinical Evaluation of the Level of Obstruction in Adult Patients of Upper Egypt

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 223 (actual)
• Sponsor: Minia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Detect anatomical level of acquired lacrimal passage obstructions among patients with epiphora. They were evaluated and divided into four groups Punctal, Canalicular, Nasolacrimal duct and Mixed groups according to level of obstruction

Detailed description

In a 3 years period adult patients with obstructive epiphora were evaluated clinically by Probing /irrigation of lacrimal passages to detect anatomical level of obstruction. The main site of obstruction was the common canaliculus where 2/3 of patients had canalicular problems. The second common site of obstruction is nasolacrimal duct followed by the puncti.

Conditions

• Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Probing /irrigation of lacrimal passages	Probing of the lacrimal passage was done using #00 Bowman's lacrimal probe which can reveal any narrowing (resistance) or obstruction (soft stop) of the canaliculi during its advancement from punctum towards the lacrimal sac.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-21
• Completion: 2019-12-21
• First posted: 2020-01-27
• Last updated: 2020-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt