2020
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_206_20
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Natural course of congenital corneoscleral cyst: 10-year follow-up

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“…In general, the indication for surgical cyst removal is progressive growth of the cyst, especially when the cyst reaches the optic axis, or an increase in corneal astigmatism, each with progressive visual loss [3]. However, case reports also show the possibility of stable cyst findings without progression [3] or even a possible spontaneous regression [9]. A wait-and-see approach with regular photo documentation is therefore initially recommended.…”
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“…In general, the indication for surgical cyst removal is progressive growth of the cyst, especially when the cyst reaches the optic axis, or an increase in corneal astigmatism, each with progressive visual loss [3]. However, case reports also show the possibility of stable cyst findings without progression [3] or even a possible spontaneous regression [9]. A wait-and-see approach with regular photo documentation is therefore initially recommended.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the first case, a 9-year-old boy showed an enlarging congenital cyst. A congenital implantation of conjunctival epithelium into the sclera has been rarely described [2,3]. The concrete pathogenesis of congenital keratolimbal cysts remains unclear but might be due to a proliferation and/or encapsulation of sprinkled conjunctival stem cells near the corneal limbus.…”
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