title: Ocular coherence tomography in lymphangiectasia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the aid of ocular coherence tomography (OCT) in diagnosing conjunctival lymphangiectasia and correlate clinical and pathological findings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single interventional case report. A 64-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of ocular discomfort, tearing, and a gradually enlarging lesion on the conjunctiva of his left eye.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed localized conjunctival swelling temporally in the left eye, with the lesion protruding between the upper and lower eyelids. Visante (Carl Zeiss-Meditec, Jena, Germany) OCT revealed clear fluid-filled spaces demarcated by septae within the elevated conjunctiva. The lesion was excised, and histopathology of the specimen showed features consistent with lymphangiectasia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OCT, a valuable tool in imaging of the anterior segment, is also useful in evaluation of conjunctival pathology.
authors.affiliation: Corneo-Plastic Unit and Eye Bank, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom. sdaya@centreforsight.com
authors.forename: Sheraz M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Daya
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Papdopoulos
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence