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The resulting loose, excess conjunctiva may mechanically irritate the eye and disrupt the tear film and its outflow, leading to dry eye and excess tearing. [2] A correlation may also exist between inflammation in the eye and conjunctivochalasis, though it is unclear whether this correlation is causal.
Removal of intraluminal foreign body from other sites without incision ( 98.2 ) Removal of other foreign body without incision ( 98.5 ) Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
A Gundersen flap, also known as Gundersen's flap, Gundersen's conjunctival flap, or conjunctivoplasty, and often misspelled Gunderson, is a surgical procedure for correcting corneal disease. It involves excising a damaged section of cornea, and replacing it with a section (or "flap") of the patient's own conjunctiva .
An initial pocket is created under the conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule and the wound bed is treated for several seconds to minutes with mitomycin C (MMC, 0.5–0.2 mg/ml) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU, 50 mg/ml) soaked sponges. These chemotherapeutics help to prevent failure of the filter bleb from scarring by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation.
It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1. Both volumes can be downloaded for free from the website of the World Health Organization.
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Spread of conjunctival SCC can occur in 1–21% of cases, with the first site of spread being the regional lymph nodes. [1] Mortality for conjunctival SCC ranges from 0–8%. [1] Diagnosis is often made by biopsy, as well as CT (in the case of invasive SCC). Treatment of conjunctival SCC is usually surgical excision followed by cryotherapy. [1]