Injection of sodium hyaluronate gel to upper lacrimal puncta in locating the broken end of inferior canalicular laceration / 眼科新进展

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the feasibility of injection of sodium hyaluronate gel to upper lacrimal puncta in locating the nasal broken end of inferior canalicular laceration.Methods Together 52 patients(52 eyes) with inferior canalicular laceration who collected from March 2013 to March 2016 in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University underwent canaliculax laceration anastomosis combined with silicone tube.Injection of sodium hyaluronate gel to the upper lacrimal puncta was introduced in group A (n =32/32 eyes) for locating the nasal broken end of lower canaliculax laceration,while microscope for searching the nasal broken end served as group B (n =20/20 eyes).In both groups,the silicone tubes were implanted in the lacrimal passage for more than 3 months after locating the broken end successfully.All patients were followed up from 6 months to 12 months,with mean follow-up of (8.2 ± 1.6) months,and then clinical data of the distance of lower canalicular laceration between lacrimal canal,time consuming for locating the nasal broken end,effective rate and postoperative comphcations were compared between two groups.Results The procedures in all patients were successfully.In group A,23 patients were cured and 5 improved,but the operation was failed in 4 patients,of which 3 patients occurred upper or lower lacrimal punctas teax;while in group B,13 patients were cured and 4 improved,but the operation was failed in 3 patients,of which 2 patients occurred upper or lower lacrimal punctas tear.There was no significant difference in the the distance of between lower canalicular laceration and lacrimal canal in group A [6.5-8.3 (7.3 ± 0.6) mm] and group B [6.6-8.2 (7.2 ± 0.5) mm] (P =0.40).The time consuming for locating the nasal broken end in group A [1.5-5.5 (3.3 ± 1.3) min] was shorter than that in group B [5.0-26.0 (17.0 ± 6.0) min],with significant difference (P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion It is an easy and accurate method of injection of sodium hyaluronate gel to upper lacrimal puncta for locating the nasal broken end of lower canalicular laceration with less time.