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conjunctivochalasis
Excess folds of conjunctiva between the globe of the eye & the eyelid margin.
Pathology:
- gradual thinning & stretching of the conjunctiva with age
- loss of adhesion between the conjunctiva and underlying sclera
Clinical manifestations:
- dry eyes
- epiphora
- eye irritation, eye pain
- foreign body sensation
- smptoms often made worse by blinking
Special laboratory:
- ophthalmoscopy:
- slit lamp examination reveals redundant conjunctival folds
- folds can made more apparent by staining with fluorescin
Complications:
- subconjunctival hemorrhage
- subconjunctival ulceration
Management:
- artificial tears
- ophthalmic glucocorticoid (i.e. loteprednol) [2]
- eye surgery
- conjunctival resection with amniotic membrane transplant [2]
General
conjunctival disease
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
References
- Wikipedia: Conjunctivochalasis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunctivochalasis
- Rogers GM Kitzmann AS
Conjunctivochalasis
University of Iowa Healthcare. Feb 6, 2013
http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/cases/162-conjunctivochalasis.htm