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Concretion in the palpebral conjunctiva, is called conjunctival concretion, that is a (or a cluster of) small, hard, yellowish-white calcified matter, superficially buried beneath the palpebral conjunctiva. Most of concretions in the eye form in the palpebral conjunctiva, which is a clear membrane to surround the inside of the eyelid; fewer can ...
It involves excising a damaged section of cornea, and replacing it with a section (or "flap") of the patient's own conjunctiva. [ 1 ] It is named for Trygve Gundersen (1902 – February 24, 1987), an American ophthalmologist of Scandinavian descent, who first described the procedure in 1958 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary .
Removal of foreign body from posterior segment of eye ( 14.1 ) Diagnostic procedures on retina , choroid , vitreous , and posterior chamber ( 14.2 ) Destruction of lesion of retina and choroid
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (conjunctival SCC) and corneal intraepithelial neoplasia comprise ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). SCC is the most common malignancy of the conjunctiva in the US, with a yearly incidence of 1–2.8 per 100,000.
The CPT code revisions in 2013 were part of a periodic five-year review of codes. Some psychotherapy codes changed numbers, for example 90806 changed to 90834 for individual psychotherapy of a similar duration. Add-on codes were created for the complexity of communication about procedures.
Ocular evisceration is the removal of the eye's contents, leaving the scleral shell and extraocular muscles intact. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The procedure is usually performed to reduce pain, improve cosmetic appearance in a blind eye, treat cases of endophthalmitis unresponsive to antibiotics , or in the case of ocular trauma.
Conjunctival auto-grafting is a surgical technique that is an effective and safe procedure for pterygium removal. [25] When the pterygium is removed, the tissue that covers the sclera known as the Tenons layer is also removed. Auto-grafting covers the bare sclera with conjunctival tissue that is surgically removed from an area of healthy ...
The scleral buckle is secured around the eyeball under the conjunctiva. This moves the wall of the eye closer to the detached retina. This moves the wall of the eye closer to the detached retina. This alteration in the relationships of the tissues seems to allow the fluid which has formed under the retina to be pumped out, and the retina to re ...