Difference between follicles & papillae.
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OCULAR DISEASE Kape John Optometry Student, dip. Chainama college of health sciences
Transcript of Difference between follicles & papillae.
OCULAR DISEASE
Kape JohnOptometry Student, dip.
Chainama college of health sciences
Distinction between: Follicles
& papillae
follicles
papillae
Summary Papillae : Flat-topped elevations in the tarsal conjuctiva
containig blood vessels and having a smooth, velvety appearance, present in some forms of allergic conjuctivitis
Follicle: localised area of lymphoid herplasia, appearing white or grey elevations in the upper or lower tarsal conjunctiva, which may be accompned by inflammation(folliculosis) accompanrd by viral, allergic or bacterial conjuctivitis
Refrences Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology, 2nd
Edition, SAMAR K. BASAK.
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