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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 58
| Issue : 5 | Page : 423-425 |
Conjunctival inclusion cysts following small incision cataract surgery
Shylaja Narayanappa1, S Dayananda2, M Dakshayini1, Suresh Babu Gangasagara1, Venkatesh C Prabhakaran1
1 Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, Bangalore, India
2 Department of Pathology, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute (BMC & RI), Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Venkatesh C Prabhakaran
Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, AV Road, Chamrajpet, Bangalore-560 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.67067 PMID: 20689201
The occurrence of acquired conjunctival inclusion cysts following various ophthalmic surgeries such as strabismus surgery, scleral buckling, pars plana vitrectomy, ptosis surgery and phacoemulsification has been reported. We report two cases of conjunctival inclusion cysts following manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) in two male patients aged 65 and 67 years. The cysts originated from the scleral tunnel used for manual SICS. Both were treated by excision and confirmed histopathologically. No recurrence was noted at three months follow-up. To our knowledge, conjunctival inclusion cysts following SICS have not been reported previously. Careful reflection of conjunctiva during tunnel construction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation may prevent their occurrence.
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