Frequency of the common canaliculus - A radiological study

Yazici B., Yazici Z.

ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.118, no.10, pp.1381-1385, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1001/archopht.118.10.1381
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1381-1385
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: It is frequently stated in the literature that there is a common canaliculus (CC) in the lacrimal drainage system in about 90% of individuals; in the remaining 10%, the upper and lower canaliculi enter the lacrimal sac separately. To our knowledge, there is no quantitative study supporting this assumption.