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Conjunctivochalasis is an important cause of several types of ocular surface discomforts, including irritation, intermittent epiphora, dryness, and blurred vision, and is often associated with with dry eye. Since conjunctivochalasis most frequently protudes into the tear meniscus at the lower lid margin, the disease often interferes with the tear meniscus lacrimal pathway, and tear fluid reservoir functions. In addition, conjunctivochalasis-related redundant conjunctiva can irritate the ocular surface like a foreign body. Accordingly, conjuctivochalasis may explain patient complaints related to tear meniscus dysfunction or foreign body sensation. In this report, we propose that conjunctivochalasis causes tear meniscus dysfunction, and although several surgical procedures have been previously developed for treatment of this disease, we introduce a new surgical treatment for removal of redundant conjuctiva whilesimultaneously restoring the original tear meniscus at the lower lid margin.
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Yokoi, N., Komuro, A., Sugita, J., Nakamura, Y., Kinoshita, S. (2002). Surgical Reconstruction of the Tear Meniscus at the Lower Lid Margin for Treatment of Conjunctivochalasis. In: Sullivan, D.A., Stern, M.E., Tsubota, K., Dartt, D.A., Sullivan, R.M., Bromberg, B.B. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 506. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_182
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