Pinguecula

external

• Causes

  • Exposure to sunlight
  • Gaucher disease

• Effects

  • Yellow conjunctival nodule

• Parents

  • Ocular pathology

• Description

  • "Collagen degeneration of conjunctiva. Yellow deposit on the conjunctiva adjacent to the limbus (the junction between the cornea and sclera). Requires no treatment. Latin word "pinguis" for fat "