CONJUNCTIVAL CONCRETIONS

Course overview

A CONJUNCTIVAL CONCRETION IS A BENIGN ENTITY CHARACTERIZED BY SINGLE OR MULTIPLE DISCRETE YELLOWISH-WHITE DEPOSITS OF VARYING SIZE. THEY MAY BE IDIOPATHIC AND ARE GENERALLY NOTED IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS OR SECONDARY TO CHRONIC CONJUNCTIVAL INFLAMMATION LIKE IN TRACHOMA. TREATMENT IS OBSERVATION OR REMOVAL. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CONJUNCTIVAL CONCRETION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.