PurposeTo study the feasibility and diagnostic value of vascular imaging using optical coherence tomography (OCT)-angiography (OCTA) melanocytic lesions conjunctiva iris.DesignCross-sectional study.MethodsTwenty-five patients with an untreated conjunctival lesion (5 melanoma, 13 nevus, 7 primary acquired melanosis [PAM]) 52 iris (10 42 nevus) were included. Patients imaged a commercially availa...

purpose: a 12 year-old boy and a known case of job’s syndrome presented with a large conjunctival mass which represented coexistence of hpv and hsv infections. case report: the presence of hpv virus within these lesions was confirmed by biopsy and dna analysis. the mass lesions did not respond to anti-hpv therapy with topical interferon-α2b, oral cimetidine and oral acyclovir, but improved prom...

INTRODUCTION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of conjunctival sarcoidosis that presented as limbal conjunctival hypertrophy and was controlled with topical cyclosporine. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old Asian woman presented with painless limbal conjunctival hypertrophy. An incisional biopsy of the hypertrophic lesion showed noncaseating granulomas that consiste...

Papillomas of the conjunctival surface in people can be of viral or nonviral origin and are found in high association with human papillomavirus. Canine conjunctival papillomas are seldom described, and published accounts have mostly been associated with canine oral papillomavirus infection. Here, we describe conjunctival squamous papillomas that do not express papillomavirus proteins and compar...

Aims: To describe the results of a study of the incidence of conjunctival ulceration and its pathology as a manifestation of Behçet’s syndrome. Methods: The authors reviewed retrospectively medical charts of 152 patients with Behçet’s syndrome seen at the uveitis service of Okayama University Hospital from January 1995 to December 1999. Criteria used to diagnose Behçet’s syndrome in this study ...

Conjunctival tumors are one of the most frequent tumors of the eye and adnexa. They comprise a large variety of conditions, from benign lesions such as papilloma to malignant lesions such as epidermoid carcinoma or melanoma which may threaten visual function and patient ́s life if not diagnosed early. Although conjunctival tumors may arise from any type of the conjunctival cells, epithelial and ...

AIMS To describe the results of a study of the incidence of conjunctival ulceration and its pathology as a manifestation of Behçet's syndrome. METHODS The authors reviewed retrospectively medical charts of 152 patients with Behçet's syndrome seen at the uveitis service of Okayama University Hospital from January 1995 to December 1999. Criteria used to diagnose Behçet's syndrome in this study ...

Ocular melanocytic lesions comprise a spectrum of lesions ranging from benign nevi to invasive melanoma. Clinical and histopathological appearance of conjunctival lesions ranges from freckle to lentigo and to nevi. Between these types, conjunctival nevi and conjunctival melanosis are the most frequent. Conjunctival and uveal melanocytes are derived from the neural crest, as their cutaneous coun...

A progressive wart-like syndrome in both captive and wild populations of the Western barred bandicoot (WBB) is hindering conservation efforts to prevent the extinction of this endangered marsupial. In this study, 42 WBBs exhibiting the papillomatosis and carcinomatosis syndrome were examined. The disease was characterized by multicentric proliferative lesions involving cutaneous and mucosal sur...

Myxoma is a benign soft tissue tumor that presumably derives from primitive mesenchyme. It is characterized histopathologically by abundant mucoid material, a loose meshwork of reticulin fibers, and relatively small numbers of spindleand stellate-shaped cells. The stromal matrix is rich in glucosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid, and it is sparse in collagen and vascular structures. Myxoma can a...