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Correction of the Everted Punctum by Medial Canthoplasty
Author(s) -
English Frank P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1975.tb00811.x
Subject(s) - blepharoplasty , art , medicine , anatomy , surgery , eyelid
S ummary A useful technique for correction of eversion of the punctum is medial blepharoplasty where an intermarginal adhesion is produced between the lid margin nasal to the puncta. This procedure combined with advancement of a canthal skin flap restores the punctum to its correct position.