Clinical features | | |
Juxtalimbal lesion location | 47/47 | 100 |
Clinically pigmented lesions | 21/47 | 45 |
History of allergy/atopy or “vernal conjunctivitis” (complete systemic history available only in 24 records) | 18/24 | 75 |
Histopathological features | | |
Epithelial cysts in the substantia propria | 32/47 | 68 |
Solid epithelial islands in the substantia propria | 34/47 | 72 |
Either solid or cystic epithelial elements | 42/47 | 89 |
Microscopic pigmentation | 12/47 | 25 |
Junctional nests | 47/47 | 100 |
Lymphocyte infiltration | 47/47 | 100 |
Germinal centres | 14/47 | 30 |
Plasma cell infiltration | 32/47 | 68 |
Eosinophil infiltration | 36/47 | 77 |