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Conjunctivitis other imaging findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no other imaging findings associated with conjunctivitis. However, dynamic meibomian imaging (DMI) can be used to obtain a distinct picture of the entire everted inferior tarsal plate in a patient with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome).[1][2]

Other Imaging Findings

Other Imaging Findings

There are no other imaging findings associated with conjunctivitis. However, dynamic meibomian imaging (DMI) can be used in a patient with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome)[2] [3]

Kertoconjunctivitis Sicca

Dynamic Meibomian Imaging

Dynamic meibomian imaging (DMI) provides a distinct picture of the entire everted inferior tarsal plate, allowing both the clinician and the patient to assess the extent of meibomian gland dysfunction.[1][2]

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Qazi Y, Aggarwal S, Hamrah P (2014). “Image-guided evaluation and monitoring of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease”. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 252 (6): 857–72. doi:10.1007/s00417-014-2618-2. PMC 4038672. PMID 24696045.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schaumberg DA, Nichols JJ, Papas EB, Tong L, Uchino M, Nichols KK (2011). “The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: report of the subcommittee on the epidemiology of, and associated risk factors for, MGD”. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 52 (4): 1994–2005. doi:10.1167/iovs.10-6997e. PMC 3072161. PMID 21450917.
  3. ↑ Azari AA, Barney NP (2013). “Conjunctivitis: a systematic review of diagnosis and treatment”. JAMA. 310 (16): 1721–9. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.280318. PMC 4049531. PMID 24150468.

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