{"id":10535,"date":"2023-02-01T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/?p=10535"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:25:28","slug":"tapones-lagrimales-que-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/tapones-lagrimales\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapones lagrimales: \u00bfqu\u00e9 son?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;10535&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;345&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.7\\\/5 - (345 votos)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tapones lagrimales: \u00bfqu\u00e9 son?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;87.3&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; 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De esta forma, se alivian los s\u00edntomas del ojo seco y se evitan, en la medida de lo posible, las complicaciones asociadas a este problema.<\/p>\n<p>Los puntos lagrimales se ubican en la esquina interior de los p\u00e1rpados superiores o inferiores y forman parte del sistema de drenaje del ojo. Recogen la l\u00e1grima y la depositan en los conductos lagrimales, que la llevan hasta la nariz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/tapones-lagrimales\/21-obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2208,1301\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aparato lagrimal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-300x177.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-840x495.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales.jpg\" alt=\"Aparato lagrimal\" width=\"2208\" height=\"1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales.jpg 2208w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-840x495.jpg 840w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-200x118.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-1536x905.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/21.-Obstruccion-de-vias-lagrimales-2048x1207.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2208px) 100vw, 2208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Los tapones lagrimales tienen las siguientes caracter\u00edsticas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Son del tama\u00f1o de un grano de arroz.<\/li>\n<li>Son pr\u00e1cticamente imperceptibles a la vista.<\/li>\n<li>Suelen estar fabricados de silicona.<\/li>\n<li>Funcionan tanto con l\u00e1grimas naturales como con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/lagrimas-artificiales-que-son-y-para-que-sirven\/\">l\u00e1grimas artificiales<\/a> y pueden reducir la necesidad de gotas para los ojos.<\/li>\n<li>Es un procedimiento totalmente reversible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.info.clinicabaviera.com\/principales-problemas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/manchas-iris-posibles-patologias\/problemas_horizontal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"751,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Problemas_horizontal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-300x147.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg 751w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-200x98.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFPara_que_se_utilizan_los_tapones_lagrimales\"><\/span>\u00bfPara qu\u00e9 se utilizan los tapones lagrimales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El objetivo de los tapones, que se colocan en el sistema de drenaje lagrimal del ojo, es la preservaci\u00f3n de la pel\u00edcula lagrimal (l\u00e1grimas) que, de esta forma, se mantiene en el sistema ocular:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alivian la incomodidad de los pacientes.<\/li>\n<li>Proporcionan una superficie \u00f3ptica regular.<\/li>\n<li>Previenen el da\u00f1o que el ojo seco pueda provocar en la c\u00f3rnea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, gracias a este tratamiento tambi\u00e9n se pueden producir mejor\u00edas en la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/salud-visual\/que-es-la-agudeza-visual\/\">agudeza visual<\/a> y en el estado psicol\u00f3gico de los pacientes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_tipos_de_tapones_lagrimales_existen\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tipos de tapones lagrimales existen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Existen diferentes tipos de tapones lagrimales:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tapones lagrimales temporales.<\/strong> Suelen ser de col\u00e1geno y se disuelven pasados unos meses. Es habitual que se coloquen para ver si el paciente tolera este tipo de tratamiento antes de usar los tapones permanentes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tapones lagrimales permanentes.<\/strong> Son implantes no reabsorbibles, generalmente fabricados con silicona. En algunos casos, el paciente deber\u00e1 seguir usando l\u00e1grimas artificiales y, seg\u00fan el tipo de tap\u00f3n usado, este deber\u00e1 ser cambiado. Adem\u00e1s, el paciente deber\u00e1 seguir realiz\u00e1ndose peri\u00f3dicamente controles oftalmol\u00f3gicos que incluyan medici\u00f3n de la cantidad y de la calidad de la l\u00e1grima y revisiones de la superficie ocular para localizar posibles lesiones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tapones intracanaliculares.\u00a0<\/strong>Duran m\u00e1s tiempo y pueden actuar como una soluci\u00f3n permanente para el ojo seco. Se instalan m\u00e1s profundamente en el canal del conducto lagrimal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/cerclaje-ocular-casos-necesario\/detail-of-womans-face\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"724,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/iStockphoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Detail of woman&#039;s face&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;XiXinXing&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Detail of woman&#039;s face&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cerclaje ocular\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333-650x433.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333.jpg\" alt=\"Primer plano ojo marr\u00f3n de mujer canosa\" width=\"724\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/iStock-532577333-650x433.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFEn_que_casos_se_utilizan\"><\/span>\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 casos se utilizan?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Los tapones lagrimales constituyen un m\u00e9todo seguro y efectivo para tratar el ojo seco severo en pacientes que cumplen con los criterios adecuados.<\/p>\n<p>Se suelen emplear en pacientes en los que el uso frecuente de l\u00e1grimas artificiales se muestra insuficiente para paliar los s\u00edntomas del s\u00edndrome del ojo seco, especialmente en casos en los que esta enfermedad se presenta en forma moderada o severa:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mujeres postmenop\u00e1usicas.<\/li>\n<li>Personas de edad avanzada.<\/li>\n<li>Pacientes con s\u00edndrome de Sj\u00f6gren.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_pruebas_se_realizan_antes_de_implantar_los_tapones\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 pruebas se realizan antes de implantar los tapones?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Antes de colocar los tapones lagrimales, el oftalm\u00f3logo suele realizar las siguientes pruebas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examen oftalmol\u00f3gico y optom\u00e9trico completo.<\/li>\n<li>Pruebas espec\u00edficas para medir los signos de sequedad ocular y verificar el flujo y la calidad de la pel\u00edcula lagrimal. Esto se suele realizar mediante el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/test-schirmer-nivel-humedad-mis-ojos\/\">test de Schirmer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Los tapones est\u00e1n fabricados en diferentes tama\u00f1os y materiales, por lo que el oftalm\u00f3logo deber\u00e1 examinar en profundidad el conducto lagrimal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFComo_se_colocan_los_tapones_lagrimales\"><\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se colocan los tapones lagrimales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Es habitual que, antes de usar tapones permanentes de los puntos lagrimales, se empleen tapones temporales.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, para evitar posibles efectos secundarios, como la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/epifora-ocular-lagrimeo\">ep\u00edfora ocular<\/a> o lagrimeo constante, no se suelen ocluir los dos conductos lagrimales de cada ojo a la vez (inferior y superior), sino que se realiza de forma progresiva para controlar los posibles efectos nocivos.<\/p>\n<p>El procedimiento para la colocaci\u00f3n de los tapones lagrimales tiene las siguientes caracter\u00edsticas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Se realiza de forma ambulatoria bajo anestesia t\u00f3pica (gotas).<\/li>\n<li>Es totalmente indoloro para el paciente y no invasivo.<\/li>\n<li>Dura solo unos minutos.<\/li>\n<li>El especialista suele colocar los tapones con ayuda de una pinza.<\/li>\n<li>Una vez emplazados, se adaptan a la forma y el tama\u00f1o del punto lagrimal de cada paciente, sin producir generalmente ning\u00fan tipo de molestia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFComo_se_retiran_los_tapones_lagrimales\"><\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se retiran los tapones lagrimales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>La retirada de los tapones depender\u00e1 del tipo de dispositivo que est\u00e9 utilizando el paciente:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tapones de col\u00e1geno. Se disuelven solos en cuesti\u00f3n de semanas o meses.<\/li>\n<li>Tapones de silicona. Se retiran con una pinza, tal y como se colocaron, o empleando una soluci\u00f3n salina.<\/li>\n<li>Tapones intracanaliculares. Requieren un procedimiento quir\u00fargico para extirparlos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFExisten_riesgos_o_efectos_secundarios\"><\/span>\u00bfExisten riesgos o efectos secundarios?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Existen muy pocos riesgos asociados a este tratamiento y es infrecuente que ocurran complicaciones como exceso de lagrimeo (ojo lloroso), infecciones o alergias.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fuentes\"><\/span>Fuentes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/322021\" rel=\"nofollow\">MedicalNewsToday &#8211; What to know about punctal plugs for dry eye<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/punctal-plugs\" rel=\"nofollow\">WebMD &#8211; How Do Punctal Plugs Work?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-501e2ec0-c234-4ea4-b4f2-957f071bbaa0\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><pre 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