Repair of a canalicular laceration in a neonate

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2005 Sep-Oct;42(5):306-7. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-20050901-15.

Abstract

A neonate with lower eyelid and corresponding canalicular laceration of the left eye was examined 2 hours after birth. The eyelid and canalicular laceration were repaired with a short, 24-gauge catheter as the stent. The laceration healed with minimal scarring, and the epiphora had disappeared by the 12-month follow-up visit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Birth Injuries / surgery*
  • Eye Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lacerations / surgery
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / injuries*
  • Male
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures