Conjunctival changes after subconjunctival lignocaine

A Case of Conjunctival Amyloidosis with Repeated Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Conjunctival amyloidosis is a very rare disease, and its presence may be a sign of systemic amyloidosis. We present our ocular and systemic findings in a patient with conjunctival amyloidosis. A 43-year-old man had repeated subconjunctival hemorrhages (SCHs) for two years and was referred to the Chiba University Hospital. He had comprehensive ophthalmological and systemic examinations to determ...

Systemic absorption of Soframycin after subconjunctival injection.

Pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft with fibrin glue under topical anaesthesia with lignocaine 2% jelly.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of lignocaine 2 % jelly as topical anesthesia in pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft using fibrin glue. MATERIALS AND METHODS A non-randomized interventional study was carried out including twenty-one patients who presented with primary pterygium. Under 2% lignocaine jelly, surgical dissection of the pterygium, scraping of corneal bed with c...

The role of preservatives in the conjunctival toxicity of subconjunctival gentamicin injection.

Subconjunctival gentamicin was identified as the cause of conjunctival chemosis and capillary closure in a recent study conducted in this department. The gentamicin preparation used in the study contained preservatives. The current prospective study was set up to investigate the role of preservatives in the conjunctival toxicity of subconjunctival gentamicin. Seventy five patients undergoing ca...

Postoperative conjunctival chemosis in cataract surgery caused by subconjunctival gentamicin injection.

A prospective study of 75 patients undergoing cataract surgery was conducted to identify the cause of postoperative conjunctival chemosis seen in patients with cataracts in this department. The patients were split in three groups of 25 each. Group G patients were given a subconjunctival injection of gentamicin at the end of the cataract procedure; group W patients did not receive subconjunctiva...