punctal plugs

Safety of Punctal Plugs: one of the best treatments for dry eyes that is covered by most insurances

Punctal Plugs are generally very safe. Punctal Plugs got a bad wrap when one called the Smart Plug caused some issues with infections around the puncta and canal, called canaliculitis or dacrocystitis. That was around 2006. The newer version of Punctal Plugs is much safer. I have never had a complication from the plugs we […]

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Which is the Best Punctal Plug?

Introduction Dry eye is a common condition that occurs when the eye either does not have enough oil lubrication from the meibomian glands (called Meibomian Gland Dysfunction) and/or the eye’s lacrimal gland does not produce enough tears to keep the eye moist, comfortable, pain-free, and give crisp vision.  When relief from dry eye is not

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