- A 16-year-old female presented with pain and watering in her left eye for the past few months. On examination, an impacted eyelash was found embedded in her left inferior bulbar conjunctiva, causing conjunctival congestion and granuloma formation. - The eyelash was removed, and antibiotic and lubricating eye drops were prescribed. At follow-up, the patient's eye was quiet and the granuloma had started resolving. - Eyelashes can become embedded in abnormal locations in the eye, such as the conjunctiva, anterior chamber, or lens capsule, due to trauma, scarring, or post-surgical complications. Conjunctival granulomas can

1. Chief Author :- Dr. Minal Kaur
Presenting Author:- Dr. Pushkar Dhir

2. • Ms. X 16 year old SINGLE FEMALE ,
STUDENT by profession from New Delhi
presented to OPD on 28 Jan 2015 with
C/o :- Pain(LE)
Waterring (LE)
Headache (Frontal) – Last few months
20 days

3. ..
• APPARENTLY WELL 20 DAYS
back prior when she started
having
 Pain was Dull In Nature, Present
Through Out The Day with same
intensity , Non-Radiating & was
not relieved on taking medication
 Discharge was Watery in nature ,
scanty ,non purulent .
 H/O injury with Broom Stick 25
days ago

4. RE LE
VA DISTANCE 6/6p 6/6p
NEAR N-6 N-6
ACCEPTANCE +0.50DC @180(6/6) +0.50DC @180 (6/6)
EOM
No Restriction in any Gaze
No Restriction in any gaze
Associated with MILD PAIN
LIDS NORMAL NORMAL
CONJUNCTIVA
NORMAL
Inferior Bulbar Conjunctival
Congestion with granuloma
formation and cilia impacted in it.
CORNEA CLEAR,STAIN -VE CLEAR,STAIN -VE

6. RE LE
AC QUIET, VH4 QUIET,VH4
Pupil Size & Reactn ~4mm/Normal reacting ~4mm/ Normal reacting
Lens
CLEAR Clear
IOP(Applanation,mm Hg) 12 12
Fundus Within Normal Limits Within Normal Limits

7. DISCUSSION
• Cilia(eyelash) can be found at multiple abnormal places in
eye e.g
• Lacrimal Punctum/sac (11)
• Conjunctiva(2)
• Anterior chamber(1)
• Anterior Lens Capsule (6)
• Vitreous(5)
• Predisposing Conditions:-
 Post Phacoemulsification.(4)
Scarring of conjunctiva(3).
Trauma(7)

8. Cilia/Eyelash
at
Various Places

9. Conjunctival
Granuloma(9)
Iris cyst(10)
Corneal Endothelium
Defeciency (8)
Quiet Eye

10. Management
• Cilia was removed with a suture removing forceps under topical
anesthesia and
• Antibiotic e/d 4 times a day &
• Lubricant e/d 4 times a day for 7 days was prescribed.
• On 1st Follow up:-
• Patient eye was quiet and granuloma has started resolving.

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