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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Conjunctival lymphoid hyperplasia

Conjunctival lymphoid hyperplasia

Category(ies): Cornea, External Disease
Contributor: Jesse Vislisel, MD
Photographer: Cindy Montague, CRA

Conjunctival lymphoid hyperplasia is a benign lymphoid proliferation which appears as a smooth, mobile, salmon-colored, fleshy mass. Suspicious masses must be biopsied as they cannot be differentiated from conjunctival lymphoma clinically.