Intervention using a novel biodegradable hollow stent containing polylactic acid-polyprolactone-polyethylene glycol complexes against lacrimal duct obstruction disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Lacrimal duct obstruction disease (LDOD) is a common ophthalmologic disease. Stent implantation surgery is one of the most effective therapies. In this study, we intended to find out the satisfactory biodegradable stents containing poly-L-lactic acid ...
Xinyuan Zhan +5 more
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Lacrimal Gland Repair after Short-term Obstruction of Excretory Duct in Rabbits
Scientific Reports, 2017 Aqueous tear-deficient dry eye is a multifactorial chronic disorder in which the lacrimal glands fail to produce enough tears to maintain a healthy ocular surface. The existence of lacrimal gland stem/progenitor cells was proposed in several species, yet
Hui Lin +4 more
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Stem Cells International, 2017 The lacrimal gland secretes tear fluids to ocular surface, which plays an indispensable role in maintaining the health of the ocular epithelia and protecting the ocular surface from the external environment.
Ying Liu +3 more
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Detection & analysis of inflammatory cytokines in tears of patients with lacrimal duct obstruction. [PDF]
Indian J Med Res, 2021 Background & objectives: Tear proteomic changes can be a candidate etiopathogenesis of lacrimal duct obstruction diseases (LDODs). Studies on proteomics have focused primarily on nasolacrimal duct obstruction, and some specific inflammatory cytokines ...
Wang D +7 more
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[Effect of endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy combined with lacrimal duct drainage tube implantation in treating lacrimal duct obstruction]. [PDF]
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi, 2022 Sun S, Song D, Liu W, Zhao Y, Liu Y.
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Indocyanine Green Assisted Removal of Orbital Lacrimal Duct Cysts in Children
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Aim. To report on the use of indocyanine green (ICG) during surgical removal of pediatric orbital lacrimal duct cysts. Method. We conducted a retrospective review of our cases of surgical excision of orbital lacrimal duct cysts using intraoperative ...
Shay Keren +4 more
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Assessment of Lacrimal Duct Patency in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 Marek Bielecki +2 more
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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2016 Mohammad Javed Ali,1 Swati Singh,1 Milind N Naik,1 Swathi Kaliki,2 Tarjani Vivek Dave1 1Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, 2The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ...
Ali MJ +4 more
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Novel insight into the role of CFTR in lacrimal gland duct function in mice [PDF]
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 2018 Purpose The role of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in lacrimal gland (LG) function has only recently received some attention, mainly from our group.
Berczeli Orsolya +10 more
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