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Conjunctival Inclusion Cysts

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Synonyms

Conjunctival epithelial inclusion cyst; Inclusion cyst of conjunctival epithelium

Definition

Benign, cystic lesion of conjunctiva derived from an inclusion of conjunctival epithelium into the substantia propria (American Academy of Ophthalmology (nd); Shields and Shields 2008).

Etiology

Congenital or more commonly acquired due to chronic inflammation, trauma, or surgery. Inclusion of epithelium into the substantia propria leads to epithelial cell proliferation with resultant formation of a central cavity lined by nonkeratinized conjunctival epithelium (American Academy of Ophthalmology (nd); Shields and Shields 2008).

Occurrence

Uncertain but acquired lesions are commonly seen (American Academy of Ophthalmology (nd); Shields and Shields 2008).

Classification

Congenital or acquired.

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  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (nd) Basic and clinical science course. In: External disease and cornea, vol 8, 2011–2012, pp 225–226

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  • Shields JA, Shields CL (2008) Eyelid, conjunctival, and orbital tumors: an atlas and textbook, 2nd edn. LWW, Philadelphia, pp 406–407

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Steven Agemy

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Agemy, S. (2014). Conjunctival Inclusion Cysts. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_766-1

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