TY - JOUR T1 - The aetiology and associations of conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia: further evidence JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 120 LP - 121 DO - 10.1136/bjo.2006.100297 VL - 91 IS - 1 AU - K M Waddell AU - R Newton Y1 - 2007/01/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/91/1/120.abstract N2 - Kiire and Dhillon draw attention to the surge in cases of conjunctival neoplasia,1 but do not make clear that this has occurred mostly in sub-Saharan Africa—in Uganda, for example, the reported incidence has more than tripled over the past decade.2,3 HIV infection leads to a roughly 10-fold increase in the risk of conjunctival neoplasia, and in Africa, most people with conjunctival neoplasia are HIV positive.4–8 In a recent study of 414 cases in Uganda, 64% of people with conjunctival neoplasia were HIV positive; this applied to intraepithelial and invasive cases.9 Ophthalmologists in Western countries may see … ER -