The caruncle (from Latin caro=flesh) is a soft, pink, ovoid body, about 5 mm high and 3 mm broad, situated in the lacus lacrimalis medial to the plica semilunaris. 1 It is more prominent on lateral ...

Clinical Features. Ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL) represents the malignant end of the spectrum of ocular adnexal lymphoproliferative disease; which has reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) and RLH with ...

Sebaceous gland carcinoma of the ocular adnexa is a rare lesion arising from the meibomian glands, the glands of Zeis, sebaceous glands in the caruncle, and fine cutaneous pilosebaceous glands of the ...

Conjunctival cysts occur on the outer membrane of your eye. They typically only require treatment if they cause symptoms, like swelling or dryness. What is a conjunctival cyst? A conjunctival cyst is ...

Meibomian gland duct distortion showed a significant correlation with allergic conjunctivitis, according to a study. "Although the exact mechanisms for the association between [allergic conjunctivitis ...

Immune pathway that causes eyelid sebaceous, or Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In the lymph node, T helper 17 (TH17) lymphocytes are activated by dendritic cells (DC), which involves ...

Blepharitis may be caused by inflammation, bacteria, allergies, tumours, environmental conditions, or it may be related to systemic disease. Acute ulcerative blepharitis is usually caused by bacterial ...