Treatment of the SmartPLUG-related Canaliculitis.

Ahn, Sung Min; Kim, Ho Chang; Jang, Jea Woo; Kim, Sung Joo

doi:2009.50.12.1768

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 50(12); 2009 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2009;50(12):1768-1773.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.12.1768 Published online December 15, 2009.

Treatment of the SmartPLUG-related Canaliculitis.

Sung Min Ahn, Ho Chang Kim, Jea Woo Jang, Sung Joo Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea. ophho@hanmail.net
²Myung Gok Eye Reserch Institute, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University, Seoul, Korea.

SmartPLUG와 연관된 눈물소관염의 치료

안성민¹ㆍ김호창¹ㆍ장재우²ㆍ김성주²

Department of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University College of Medicine¹, Gyeongju, Korea Myung Gok Eye Reserch Institute, Kim’s Eye Hospital, Konyang University², Seoul, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report on the treatment approach of canaliculitis related to SmartPLUG use and its clinical manifestation. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of eight patients who had canaliculitis after the insertion of the SmartPLUG was conducted. RESULTS: Seven out of eight cases with canaliculitis related to the SmartPLUG required extraction of the SmartPLUG. While four cases were removed with only retrograde massage, two cases required surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Canaliculitis related to SmartPLUG use is rarely reported. However, canaliculitis as a complication is difficult to treat and often leads to surgery. In canaliculitis related to SmartPLUG use, retrograde massage as a non-surgical method for the simple and effective removal of the SmartPLUG can be beneficial.

Key Words: Canaliculitis;Retrograde massage;SmartPLUG