A prospective study of the incidence, associations and outcomes of ocular surface squamous neoplasia in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the incidence, associations and outcomes of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in the United Kingdom.

Methods

Prospective, observational study of every new case of OSSN reported via the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit reporting scheme over a 12-month period. Cases were followed up for 12 months.

Results

The reported incidence of OSSN was 0.53 cases/million/year (conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia: 0.43 cases/million/year; squamous cell carcinoma: 0.08 cases/million/year). Eighty-five per cent of affected patients were male, 97% were Caucasian, and the mean age at presentation was 67.9 (±12.8) years. Information on potential underlying risk factors was frequently unknown. The most commonly affected sites were the limbus and the

SUBMITTER: Kiire CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6367470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature