Lacrimal scintigraphy in the supine lateral head position

Abstract

The examination with lacrimal scintigraphy showed that the supine side-down eye position of the test subject inhibited the transfer of the tracer into the lacrimal sac. The result means that utilizing gravitation offers the patient a convenient alternative to prolong the ocular contact time of each eye drop.

Editorial Review 2016 – Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy

“…The next article on 'Lacrimal scintigraphy in the supine lateral head position', by Pohjanpelto et al [3]. The authors investigated lacrimal scintigraphy and showed that the supine side-down eye position of a test subject is inhibited by the transfer of the tracer into the lacrimal sac.…”