What is Pingueculitis?
The answer is B: pingueculitis. A pinguecula is a common eye lesion. The lesion is a small, yellowish-white, elevated mass on the bulbar conjunctiva located on either side of the cornea, typically at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions (see accompanying figure). Sometimes the lesion becomes inflamed (pingueculitis).
How do you handle pinguecula?
Eye drops and ointments can usually treat pingueculas. If a pinguecula affects a person’s vision or causes severe discomfort, they may require surgery to remove them. Laser treatment is becoming more common.
What is an eye Web?
A pterygium (pronounced tare-IJ-ee-um), sometimes referred to as “eye web”, is an elevated, pink-red lesion growing from the conjunctiva (the clear Saran Wrap-like layer that covers the white part of the eye) onto the cornea (the clear central windshield of the eye).
What causes Pingueculitis?
In some cases, pingueculae can become swollen and inflamed, a condition called pingueculitis. Irritation and eye redness from pingueculitis usually result from exposure to sun, wind, dust, or extremely dry conditions.
What causes pinguecula?
A pinguecula is caused by changes in your conjunctiva tissue. These changes have been linked to irritation caused by sun exposure, dust, and wind, and are more common as we age. These bumps or growths may contain a combination of protein, fat, or calcium, or a combination of the three.
Which eye drop is good for pinguecula?
You can treat the irritation and redness caused by a pterygium or pinguecula with simple eye drops, such as Systane Plus or Blink lubricants. If you suffer from inflammation, a course of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drops (e.g. Acular, Voltaren Ophtha) may help.
How do pterygium and Pseudopterygium differ?
A true pterygium has edges that can be elevated with forceps or under which a probe can be passed A true pterygium aries from a pinguecula. A pseudopterygium arises from destruction of the marginal, corneal epithelium through trauma, e.g. caustics, burns or inflammation.
How do you treat eye Web?
A small pterygium is best handled with a conservative approach and could be prescribed eye drops or artificial tears to relieve the sensation of a foreign body and to relieve dryness or inflammation. In some cases, your ophthalmologist may prescribe surgical excision of the pterygium.