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Clinical study to find the relationship between watering and tear duct opening size measured by ASOCT - an imaging test - in patients with tear duct narrowing

Symptomatic correlation of punctal stenosis with ASOCT punctal anatomy (Proposal) - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/12/078798
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-12-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H045- Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Sponsors

Dr Tabitha Gheevarghese
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed to have punctal stenosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have post-canalicular block Patients with history of surgery involving lacrimal system or eyelids Patients who have reflex epiphora, lid abnormalities or facial nerve palsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation if present is found between Munk’s scale and punctal diametersTimepoint: at baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
If correlation is established, grading of punctal stenosis by ASOCT parameters is done Etiological analysisTimepoint: at baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Tabitha Gheevarghese

Sankara Eye Hospital, Coimbatore

Drtabithag@gmail.com9841669508

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026