Clinical Features of Conjunctival Nevi in Korean Patients.
10.3341/jkos.2009.50.10.1510
- Author:
Hwan Eok YEO
1
;
Sun Ho LEE
;
Ji Won KWON
Author Information
1. Kim's Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Argon laser photocoagulation;
Clinical features;
Conjunctival nevi
- MeSH:
Argon;
Biopsy;
Conjunctiva;
Humans;
Male;
Nevus;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2009;50(10):1510-1513
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate clinical features and therapeutic modality of conjunctival nevi in Korean patients. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 197 patients (75 males and 122 females) with nevi who were diagnosed by slit lamp examination from 1997 to 2008. RESULTS: Nevi occurred most commonly on bulbar conjunctiva (88%), followed by caruncle and plica semilunaris (7%). The nevi involved temporal (71%), nasal (21%), inferior (2.8%) and superior (0.7%) quadrants of the conjunctiva. The mean horizontal length was 4.3+/-2.0 mm and the mean vertical 4.45+/-2.2 mm. Thirty-five patients (7.8%) received no treatment. Excisional biopsy was performed in 38 patients (19.3%). Argon laser photoablation of conjunctiva nevi was performed in 124 patients (62.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of conjunctival nevi in Korean patients was similar to Caucasian patients. The biopsy was performed according to appropriate guidelines however, nevus which does not require a biopsy, could be treated by argon laser photoablation.
