Congenital Punctal Agenesis associated with Syndaotyly in a Family.

Woo, Sung Chil; Kim, Han Gyu; Yoo, Ji Myong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(9):1533-1537.
Published online September 1, 1996.

Congenital Punctal Agenesis associated with Syndaotyly in a Family.

Sung Chil Woo, Han Gyu Kim, Ji Myong Yoo

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Seoul, Korea.

일가족에서 발생한 합지증을 동반한 선천성 누점 결손

우성칠(Sung Chil Woo),김한규(Han Gyu Kim),한홍주(Hong Joo Han)

Abstract

Authers have experienced congenital punctal agenesis with syndactyly in sister and brother who complained purulent discharge and epiphora. Bilateral upper punctal agenesis, fistulas, and common canalicular obstruction in dacryocystogram were found in a 17 year-old brother. Bilateral upper and lower punctal agenesis was found in a 14 year-old sister. Syndactyly was found in both patients. In familial history, father of patients had syndactyly in upper and lower extremities and complained epiphora. Another sister of patients had experience of lacrimal system surgery. Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy using Jones tube was performed in both patients.

Key Words: Congenital Punctal Agenesis;Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy;Syndactyly