Improvement in Contrast Sensitivity Function after Lacrimal Passage Intubation in Eyes with Epiphora
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Patient Population
2.2. Surgical Technique and Postoperative Follow-Up
2.3. Examination Protocol
2.4. Assessment of Tear Meniscus
2.5. Assessment of Contrast Sensitivity
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Comparison of Parameters before and after LPI
3.2. Comparison of Contrast Sensitivity at Four Specific Frequencies before and after LPI
3.3. Correlations between Changes in Tear Meniscus and Changes in AULCSF
3.4. Changes and Comparison of AULCSF in Eyes with NLDO Only and Those with the Involvement of Proximal Obstruction before and after LPI
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Underlying Disease | Eyes (N) |
---|---|
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction only | 32 |
Proximal involved | 26 |
Common canalicular obstruction combined with nasolacrimal duct obstruction | 14 |
Common canalicular obstruction | 10 |
Upper and/or lower punctal obstruction | 2 |
Parameters | Before LPI | After LPI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
BCVA (logMAR) | −0.10 ± 0.06 (−0.08, −0.18 to −0.08) | −0.10 ± 0.05 (−0.08, −0.18 to −0.08) | a 0.61 |
AULCSF | 1.29 ± 0.17 (1.31, 1.17 to 1.44) | 1.37 ± 0.14 (1.39, 1.28 to 1.49) | b <0.0001 |
Tear meniscus height (mm) | 0.46 ± 0.20 (0.46, 0.31 to 0.58) | 0.34 ± 0.11 (0.33, 0.24 to 0.42) | b <0.005 |
Tear meniscus area (mm2) | 0.09 ± 0.07 (0.07, 0.04 to 0.11) | 0.04 ± 0.03 (0.04, 0.03 to 0.06) | a <0.005 |
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Hoshi, S.; Tasaki, K.; Hiraoka, T.; Oshika, T. Improvement in Contrast Sensitivity Function after Lacrimal Passage Intubation in Eyes with Epiphora. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 2761. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092761
Hoshi S, Tasaki K, Hiraoka T, Oshika T. Improvement in Contrast Sensitivity Function after Lacrimal Passage Intubation in Eyes with Epiphora. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(9):2761. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092761
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoshi, Sujin, Kuniharu Tasaki, Takahiro Hiraoka, and Tetsuro Oshika. 2020. "Improvement in Contrast Sensitivity Function after Lacrimal Passage Intubation in Eyes with Epiphora" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 9: 2761. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092761