Conjunctival melanocytic naevus: Diagnostic value of anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ultrasound biomicroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Conjunctival naevi are the most frequently diagnosed primary melanocytic lesions of the conjunctiva. The clinical manifestations are greatly variable which may result in diagnostic difficulties and differential diagnostic confusions. Therefore aims of the present study were: 1) to assess the morphologic features of conjunctival naevi; 2) to delineate the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) characteristics of these lesions; 3) to compare AS-OCT and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) as diagnostic tools in these alterations and 4) to correlate histological results with the AS-OCT pictures in case of surgically excised naevi.

Methods

All lesions were photo-documented. AS-OCT and UBM (over the age of 18 years) were performed. Surgically excised lesions wer

SUBMITTER: Vizvari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5812659 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature