Subconjunctival and episcleral lipid deposits.

نویسندگان

  • F T Fraunfelder
  • A Garner
  • T C Barras
چکیده

Biomicroscopical examination of the bulbar conjunctiva and anterior episclera of 1000 randomly selected outpatients showed the presence of multiple discrete lipid globules in 30 per cent. The lipid deposits were asymptomatic. Their prevalence was age-related, while their distribution and composition were consistent with origin from the conjunctival blood vessels.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of ophthalmology

دوره 60 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1976