[Reconstruction of the lacrimal canaliculi (author's transl)]

The different methods of reconstructing obliterated lacrimal canaliculi are described. At the Eye Clinic in Erlangen Henderson's method is prefered. Into a new canal between the lacrimal punctum and the lacrimal sac a tube of polyethylene is introduced and remains there for some weeks. About 60% of the reconstruction lacrimal canaliculi were still open after months and years.