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Table 2 Clinical course of patients

From: Clinical characteristics of lacrimal drainage pathway disease-associated keratopathy

 

Case no

Treatment

Period from the diagnosis of LDAK to re-epithelialization (days)

Before the diagnosis of LDAK

After the diagnosis of LDAK

Lacrimal drainage pathway disease

Other

Chronic dacryocystitis

1

(-)

ENDI Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

20

2

(-)

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

12

3

Topical and systemic antimicrobial agents

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids SCL

7

4

Topical and systemic antimicrobial agents

ENDI

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

10

5

(-)

ENDI

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

14

6

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

ENDI

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

14

7

Topical antimicrobial agents

ENDI

Lacrimal sac lavage

Topical antimicrobial agents

SCL

14

Lacrimal canaliculitis

8

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

Removal of concretions

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

LKP

SCL

23

9

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical and systemic steroids

PKP

SCL

Removal of concretions

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

SCL

21

10

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical and systemic steroids

Removal of concretions

ENDI

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

SCL

18

11

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

Removal of concretions canaliculotomy

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

SCL

12

12

(-)

Removal of concretions

ENDI

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

7

13

Topical antimicrobial agents

Removal of concretions

ENDI

Topical antimicrobial agents

Topical steroids

SCL

16

  1. LDAK Lacrimal drainage pathway disease-associated keratopathy, SCL Soft contact lens, ENDI Endoscopic-assisted nasolacrimal duct intubation, LKP Lamellar keratoplasty, PKP Penetrating keratoplasty