Conjunctival Amyloidosis

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  A 48-year-old male with no PMH or POH presented to clinic with painless ptosis OD>OS noticed by his wife for several months. Visual acuity was 20/25 in each eye with unremarkable ocular vitals. Large, yellow-pink, fleshy lesions were noted on the superior bulbar conjunctiva OD and bilateral upper tarsal conjunctiva. AS-OCT optical biopsy and OR tissue biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of conjunctival amyloidosis. The patient is awaiting systemic amyloidosis workup.
  

  Presentation Date: 11/19/2020
  Issue Date: 05/28/2021
  

  • Presenter: Neel D. Pasricha, MD URL
  • Faculty Discussant: Sander R. Dubovy, MD URL
  • Faculty Discussant: Carol L. Karp, MD URL
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