NCT05586620

3 Snip Punctoplasty With and Without Mitomycine C.

Comparative Study on 3 Snip Punctoplasty With and Without Mitomycine C in the Management of Punctual Stenosis or Occlusion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Al-Azhar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 63 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Punctal stenosis is a progressive constriction of the puncta with resultant epiphora. One of the most effective treatment options is 1- to 4-snip punctoplasty combined with or without Mitomycin-C.

Conditions

• Punctal Stenosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	3-snip punctoplasty	punctoplasty, more commonly known as watery eye surgery, is an ophthalmic surgical procedure performed to correct punctal stenosis (a condition that causes tears to overflow from the eyes) by widening the punctal opening to allow the tears to drain with ease.
PROCEDURE	3-snip punctoplasty and Mitomycin C	punctoplasty, more commonly known as watery eye surgery, is an ophthalmic surgical procedure performed to correct punctal stenosis (a condition that causes tears to overflow from the eyes) by widening the punctal opening to allow the tears to drain with ease. Mitomycin C is a chemotherapeutic agent that acts by inhibiting DNA synthesis

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-01
• Completion: 2022-06-10
• First posted: 2022-10-19
• Last updated: 2022-10-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt