Calcareous infarction (eye)
Classification according to ICD-10 | |
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H11.1 | Conjunctival degeneration and storage |
H11.9 | Affection of the conjunctiva, unspecified |
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) |
A Kalkinfarkt is a disease of the conjunctiva of the eye ( conjunctiva ). The main symptom is a foreign body sensation in the eye.
The calcified infarction arises as a whitish dot on the tarsal ( lidside ) conjunctiva due to a calcifying inflammation of goblet cells , meibomian ducts or lacrimal glands . The most common cause is insufficient discharge of secretions.
The calcified infarction can be removed with a stab incision under drip anesthesia .
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- Gerhard K. Lang. Ophthalmology, Understanding - Learning - Applying. 3rd, completely revised edition; Thieme, Stuttgart 2004; ISBN 3-13-102833-5