Sentence examples for plug insertion from inspiring English sources

To evaluate the intracanalicular migration rate during plug insertion with a new plug insertion technique compared with a standard technique.

Dry eyes are treated by instillation of eye drops of cyclosporine A emulsion or by punctal plug insertion in canaliculus to block tear drainage.

Dry eye syndrome diagnoses and punctal plug insertion codes were ascertained from the international classification of diseases and current procedural terminology codes.

Medicare payment data were obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 1994 to 2008 for punctal plug insertion.

Rates were calculated for both the incidence of DES and the use of punctal plugs.From 2001 to 2008, inflation-adjusted Medicare reimbursement for punctal plug insertion decreased 55.1%, whereas the Medicare population-adjusted incidence of dry eye diagnosis increased 23.3%.

In one case of an elderly lady with dry eyes, punctal plug insertion caused secondary upper lid canaliculitis and keratitis [ 29].

A further 9 pairs were used to evaluate the function of a custom-made application instrument, which allowed for suction during plug (Biostop G/IMSET) insertion.

OATS is limited by donor site morbidity, plug damage from insertion, and the challenge of placing the plug edges flush with adjacent cartilage.

The pit had a 2.5 cm hole capped with a plutonium plug to allow the insertion of the initiator after assembly.

Most cases (14/17 eyes, 82.3%) were preceded by one of two types of interventions, punctal plug or lacrimal tube insertions in 9/17 eyes (52.9%) and DCR with or without stent placement in 5/17 eyes (29.4%).

In 8 knees, a bone plug including the tibial ACL insertion was detached, mounted in a specially designed device, and adjusted to reproduce ATT of the ACL-intact knee.