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Ocular Pathology
Lids/Lashes
22
Pathology
Graduate
09/04/2011

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Term
collarettes
Definition
sccales centered around base of lashes

assoc. with anterior blepharitis

staphylococcal debris
Term
pediculosis
Definition
CRABS ON YO EYELASHES

can look like collarettes but not all circular/round
Term
demodex
Definition
little bugs on your lashes
Term
poliosis
Definition
whitening of lashes
Term
trichiasis
Definition
lashes turn inward
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madarosis
Definition
loss of lashes
Term
ecchymosis
Definition
bruising/accumulation of blood within tissue
Term
entropion
Definition
inversion of lid margin
Term
ectropion
Definition
eversion of lid margin
Term
ptosis
Definition
droopy eyelid
Term
lid retraction
Definition
- lids pulled back from globe

- proptosis

-better assessed in down gaze
Term
dermatochalasis
Definition
superior eyelid (skin) overhang

like a basset hound
Term
xanthelasma
Definition
fatty deposits on outside of eyes

elderly people
Term
papilloma
Definition
benign bump
Term
hordeolum
Definition
stye - need antibiotics
Term
chalazion
Definition
after hordeolum goes away - need surgery
Term
vesicles - molluscum contagiosum
Definition
virus! contagious
Term
telangiectasia
Definition
dilated superficial blood vessels on lid margin

may be sign of rosacia
Term
pseudomembranes
Definition
mucoid attached to subconj tissue

can pull off but will bleed
Term
concretions
Definition
small, hard yellow-whitish deposits commonly seen in the palpebral conj

normal part of aging

result of chronic inflammation or irritation
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petechiae
Definition
small hemorrhages on conj
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xerostomia
Definition
hyposecretion of tears and saliva
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