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Year : 2019 | Volume
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AS-OCT in diffuse conjunctival lymphangiectasia
Nikhil S Gokhale
Cornea and Ocular Surface, Gokhale Eye Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Web Publication | 22-Jul-2019 |
Correspondence Address: Dr. Nikhil S Gokhale Cornea and Ocular Surface, Gokhale Eye Hospital, Anant Building, Gokhale Road South, Dadar West, Mumbai - 400 028, Maharashtra India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2080_18
How to cite this article: Gokhale NS. AS-OCT in diffuse conjunctival lymphangiectasia. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:1338 |
Conjunctival chemosis is due to the presence of excess fluid in the conjunctival interstitium. It is caused by several conditions, including inflammation, allergy, infection, neoplasia, trauma, exposure, obstruction of lymphatic and venous outflow etc. This patient presented with unilateral diffuse non-resolving chemosis since one year. He had undergone extensive systemic investigations and imaging which were all negative and could not ascertain the cause of chemosis. An anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) confirmed the diagnosis as diffuse conjunctival lymphangiectasia. AS-OCT showed dilated lymphatic vessels as empty thin walled dark spaces of varying caliber in the sub-conjunctival space. Conjunctiva is elevated and thickened due to edema and the sclero-conjunctival interface can be visualized below. [Figure 1] AS-OCT is a very useful non-invasive tool to confirm conjunctival lymphangiectasia.[1] | Figure 1: External (a) and slit lamp photos (b and c) showing chemosis and AS-OCT images (d and e) showing dilated lymphatic channels and conjunctival edema. Inset in d and e shows location of scans
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1. | Volek E, Toth J, Nagy ZZ, Schneider M. Evaluation of lymphatic vessel dilatations by anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography: Case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2017;17:194. |
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