Supernumerary lacrimal puncta: A case report

Authors : Afifa Azam, Sunil Kumar, Samir Kumar Lal

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijceo.2020.135

Volume : 6

Issue : 4

Year : 2020

Page No : 642-644

Supernumerary lacrimal puncta are rarely reported, though they are not exceptionally rare. We propose to present a case of intermittent tearing (epiphora) which on slit-lamp examination revealed unilateral three lower lacrimal puncta, only one of which remains functional.

Keywords: Epiphora, Lacrimal, Punctum, Supernumerary.


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