Punctal plugs are devices used to treat dry eyes that are placed inside the tear ducts. They help keep eyes moist by preventing fluid, such as tears, from leaving the eyes. This can include both your ...

Some people do not have wisdom teeth at all. This is called agenesis, a congenital absence of teeth, in which the teeth fail to form between their ages of growth and development. Wisdom teeth can ...

Inserting punctal plugs is a noninvasive procedure. A doctor may or may not provide local anesthesia to numb the area. You might feel pressure as the devices are inserted. Most people can resume ...

particularly those born with renal agenesis or kidney dysplasia, might experience mild kidney function decline later in life. This typically takes 25 years or more to develop and rarely impacts ...

One can divide lacrimal drainage system tests into functional and anatomical evaluations. The functional (physiological) tests are designed to assess tear flow under natural physiological ...

On the other hand, a person born without gonads (gonadal agenesis), or with gonadal tissue that does not differentiate into functioning testes or ovaries (gonadal dysgenesis), may be considered ...

hypotonia (poor muscle tone) (e.g., the child's body is softer than normal); delayed motor development (e.g., the child sits and walks later than is expected for their age); mild or moderate ...