CONJUNCTIVAL CYST AFTER UNEVENTFUL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY
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Conjunctival cysts are slowly developing thin-walled cysts. They often don't cause any symptoms, but when they get greater in size, they can cause dry eyes, grittiness, poor ocular motility, and cosmetic deformity because they affect the tear film. These cysts lose cells and contain serous fluid. When filled with serous fluid alone, these cysts are transparent and transilluminating. Histopathologically, a stratified squamous non-keratinizing epithelium is what distinguishes them. They can be classified as either primary or secondary inclusion cysts. Usually concealed in the fornix, primary cysts are congenital and progressively get larger as people mature. Secondary cysts are acquired, can be implantation cysts, others are degenerative cysts, parasitic cyst.1, 2, 3
Secondary cysts known as acquired conjunctival implantation or inclusion cysts are typically observed after strabismus surgery [4,5]. They can also arise following other ocular procedures such as pars plana vitrectomy [6], ptosis surgery [7], and Ahmed glaucoma valve insertion [8], scleral buckling [9]. Conjunctival inclusion cysts have been documented after phacoemulsification surgery, however, a small number of cases have been recorded after manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS) [10].
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Dr Ramya Karjol
Assistant professor, BLDE's Shri B M Patil Medical College, Vijayapur,
Dr. Geetha S Bandi
Assistant Professor, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Kalaburagi,
Dr. Abhishek Shukla
Junior Resident, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, RGUHS, Kalaburagi,