# Lid Margin And Conjunctival Microbial Flora Following Punctum Occlusion

> **NCT00735865** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Lahey Clinic** · enrollment: 55 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dry Eye Syndrome

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Punctal plugs, punctal cautery
- **PROCEDURE:** Punctal Plug, Punctal thermocauterization
- **PROCEDURE:** Silicone plug or thermodynamic hydrophobic acrylic plug
- **OTHER:** Previous subjects with Punctal occlusion

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00735865
- **Lead sponsor:** Lahey Clinic
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2003-07
- **Primary completion:** 2009-04
- **Final completion:** 2009-05
- **Target enrollment:** 55 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-05-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00735865

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00735865, "Lid Margin And Conjunctival Microbial Flora Following Punctum Occlusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00735865. Licensed CC0.

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