The lower lid is being pulled down away from the eye to show a plug in the inferior punctum

Punctal plugs can improve dry eye symptoms and reduce the frequency of instillation of artificial tears in patients with a dry eye. Open the blog below and then click on the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb6m7BzSH74&feature=youtu.be  to see a punctal plug being placed in a patient. This requires no anaesthetic injections, only a drop, and takes seconds to do.