Berry of her eye!
Berry of her eye!
Author
Amanda Mohanan Earatt
Country
India
Subspecialty
Cornea and Refractive
Category
Slit-lamp Photography
Slit lamp picture of Conjunctival telangiectasia captured using mobile phone.
What to do when we see conjunctival telangiectasia in a patient?
Look for the Cause:
PRIMARY TELANGIECTATIC DISORDERS
• Ataxia telangiectasia
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia(HHT)
• Bloom syndrome
• Generalised essential telangiectasia
OCULAR MANIFESTATION OF A SYSTEMIC DISEASE
• Rosacea
• Xeroderma pigmentosum
• Fabry’s disease
• Hyperviscosity syndrome
• Alport’s syndrome
• Diabetes mellitus
TRAUMA
POST RADIOTHERAPY
IDIOPATHIC
Treatment:
Usually not required; cautery has been used in case of recurrent bleed in HHT
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