PURPOSE: To evaluate conjunctival microbiota in eyes with tear film dysfunction and its modification after punctal occlusion with silicone plug. METHODS: Non comparative interventional case series study to evaluate 68 eyes of 41 patients with tear film dysfunction, from 2002 to 2007, followed in Federal University of Sao Paulo. Samples for culture were all obtained from conjunctival swabs and inoculated in Brain heart infusion broth (BHI broth). Twenty two patients that undergone punctal plug occlusion repeated culture procedure one month […]
