Punctal Plug Granuloma After Blepharoplasty

Kendall Goodyear; Nathan Pirakitikulr; Daniel B Rootman

doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.2462

Punctal Plug Granuloma After Blepharoplasty

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Oct 1;141(10):e232462. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.2462. Epub 2023 Oct 19.

Authors

Kendall Goodyear¹, Nathan Pirakitikulr¹, Daniel B Rootman¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.

PMID: 37855838
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.2462

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report discusses a diagnosis of foreign body granuloma resulting from a punctal plug in a patient aged 66 years with chronic dry eye and a history of blepharoplasty.

MeSH terms

Blepharoplasty* / adverse effects
Dry Eye Syndromes*
Granuloma / diagnosis
Granuloma / etiology
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus* / diagnostic imaging
Lacrimal Apparatus* / surgery
Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects
Prosthesis Implantation
Punctal Plugs*