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Table 3 The rate of patency was classified into duration of epiphora

From: Outcomes of bicanalicular nasal stent inserted by sheath-guided dacryoendoscope in patients with lacrimal passage obstruction: a retrospective observational study

 

Duration

Number

Patency (%)

Pre-saccal

Stage 1

28

26 (92.9)

Stage 2

10

10 (100.0)

Stage 3

12

11 (91.7)

Post-saccal

Stage 1

33

30 (90.9)

Stage 2

17

14 (82.4)

 

Stage 3

22

17 (77.3)

  1. Stage 1 has short-term epiphora that had developed within 1 years preoperatively. Stage 2 has intermediate epiphora with onset from 1 to 3 years. Stage 3 has long-term epiphora that had developed more than 3 years
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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