ocular surface because of the absence of scleral flaps and are more likely to erode through the conjunctiva. Even a microscopic break in the overlying conjunctiva could result in bacterial contamination. It would be worthwhile to compare the incidence of endophthalmitis and suture exposure over the long term with the authors’ technique and the scleral flap method. Ajay Singh, MD Jay M. Stewart,...

occurs during this procedure the better. My incision is exactly that described by Elliot in extent. I find, however, if, when making it, I at first make an incision about one-third of an inch in length in the mid-line, and then insert the points of the closed scissors under the conjunctiva, it is extremely easy to undermine the conjunctiva to the extent required for the superficial portion of t...

With selected patients glaucoma filtration surgery is highly successful. However, there is growing evidence that chronic topical medical therapy has a deleterious effect on surgical outcome. It has been suspected that topical drugs exert an adverse effect on the conjunctiva which results in altered postoperative wound healing. In this review the effect of previous topical antiglaucoma medicatio...

today bleach and detergents are being frequently used and some people use their mixture for more cleaning. because of chemical interaction of bleach and detergent, chlorine gas was released and thereby it could be dangerous for human health. this study examined the effects of exposed toxic mixture of bleach and detergent on the mucosa layer and lamina mucosa conjunctiva in the mice. in this stu...

PURPOSE To report the clinical and histologic features of combined nevi of the conjunctiva, a type of nevus that is not uncommon in the skin but has rarely been reported in the conjunctiva. METHODS Conjunctival nevi and melanomas from the files of the University of California, San Francisco, eye pathology laboratory were reviewed from 1984 to 1999 for the presence of features of both standard...

THE response evoked by the tuberculous infection of a tissue has been classically divided into two forms: the progressive childhood (primary) type and the adult (secondary) type. In the child, tuberculous infection of the lung causes a small circumscribed caseous and often calcifying lesion in any part of the lung, and there is prominent involvement of the regional lymph nodes. In contrast, the...

AIMS The effects of three drugs for the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcer--gefarnate, ecabet sodium, and troxipide--on periodic acid Schiff (PAS) positive cell density in rabbit conjunctiva in vivo were investigated. METHODS Eye drops containing gefarnate (0.1%, 1%), ecabet sodium (0.1%, 1%), or troxipide (0.1%, 1%) were instilled in both eyes of rabbits, six times a day for 7 days. On...

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma is a condition characterized histologically by damaged elastic fibers associated with preponderance of giant cells along with absence of necrobiosis, lipid, mucin, and pallisading granuloma. It usually occurs on sun-damaged skin and hence the previous name actinic granuloma. A similar process occurs on the conjunctiva. Over the past three decades only fo...

22 z Prescriber July/August 2014 prescriber.co.uk The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent, continuous mucous membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) as well as the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva). Inflammation of this structure is known as conjunctivitis and is the most frequently diagnosed cause of the acute red eye. It is estimated that the acute red eye contributes ...

BACKGROUND Although frequently underdiagnosed, squamous cell carcinoma is the most commonly observed malignancy of the conjunctiva. Multiple different treatments have been proposed to date. The purpose of this paper is to report our experience in the treatment of In situ carcinoma of the conjunctiva by surgical excision associated with cryotherapy. METHODS Four eyes in four consecutive patien...