Research Article
Clinical Characteristics, Intraoperative Findings, and Surgical Outcomes of Canalicular Laceration Repair with Monocanalicular Stent in Asia
Table 2
Surgical outcomes following placement of 49 Mini-Monoka monocanalicular stents in 48 patients with canalicular lacerations.
| Feature | Number (% or range) |
| Mean duration of stent | 20.2 weeks (3–25 weeks) | Mean follow-up | 14.5 months (6–18.5 months) | Distance from laceration to punctum | | Shallow laceration group: <4 mm | (0%) | Moderate laceration group: 4–7 mm | (35.4%); 4-5 mm, ; 5-6 mm, ; 6-7 mm | Deep laceration group: ≥7 mm | (64.6%); 7-8 mm, ; 8-9 mm, ; 9-10 mm, | Premature extrusion, n (%) | 3 (6.25) | Postoperative canalicular block, n (%) | 6 (12.5) | Anatomical success, n (%) | | Overall () | 42 (87.5) | Moderate laceration group () | 16 (94.1) | Deep laceration group () | 26 (83.9) | Functional success, n (%) | | Overall () | 44 (91.7) | Moderate laceration group () | 16 (94.1) | Deep laceration group () | 28 (90.3) |
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