Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(11):1921-1925.
Published online November 1, 1997.
Success Rate of Silicone Tube Intubation.
Choon Oh Lee, Jang Hoon Kim, Song Hun Jong
1Department of Ophthalmology, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
2Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital General Hospital, Seoul,Korea.
Silicone 관 삽관술의 결과
이춘오(Choon Oh Lee),김장훈(Jang Hoon Kim),정성훈(Song Hun Jong)
Abstract
It has been Known that silicone intubation may be an effective procedure for total or partial obstruction in infants of age one year or less, and the older the patient, the lower the success rate. We had performed silicone intubation on 40 eyes of 39 patients from january 1995 to May 1996, and they were divided into 3 groups according to age: group 1, 6 months to 6 years: group 2,6 to 16.: group 3, one 16 years. The success rate was 92.4% in groups 1 and 2, respectively: 83.3% ingroup 3. The success rate in patients with partial obstruction in group 3 was 100% In view of the results of the present study, silicone intubation may be in primary procedure for partial obstruction of lacrimal drainage system.
Key Words: Silicone intubation;Partial obstruction of lacrimal drainage system


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