A Case of Congenital Accessory Punctum and Canaliculus in a Epiphora Patient

Woo, Sung Wook; Lim, Chae Ha; Shin, Jun Woo

Case Report

Korean Journal of Optometry and Vision Science 2009;8(2):66-69.
Published online December 30, 2009.

눈물흘림증 환자에서 발견된 선천성 덧눈물점 1예

우성욱, 임채하, 신준우

Departments of ¹Ophthalmology, ²Radiology, Young-Kwang Christian Hospital, Chonnam, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea

A Case of Congenital Accessory Punctum and Canaliculus in a Epiphora Patient

Sung Wook Woo, Chae Ha Lim, Jun Woo Shin

Abstract

Purpose
We report a case of congenital accessory punctum and canaliculus in a patient with epiphora by Dacryocystogram. Methods: A 78-year-old female patient visited our hospital for epiphora in right eye. We tested slit-lamp examination and dacryocystogram. Results: An accessory punctum was found in the right eye. Its diameter was 0.3 mm. Dacryocystogram showed that the accessory punctum had an independent canaliculus which was connected to a normal lower canaliculus. Conclusions: After suturing the accessory punctum, the symptom was relieved. Other different symptom can be presented by location of congenital accessory punctum and canaliculus. (Korean J Optom Vis Sci 2009;8(2):66-69)

Key Words: Accessory canaliculus, Accessory punctum, Dacryocystogram, Epiphora