Table 2.
Various Methods for Removing Conjunctival Cysts
| Author (s) (Year) | Methods | Office-Based | Type of Anesthesia | Eyes (n) | Cyst Size (mm) | Follow-Up Time (month) |
Complications | Eyes with Recurrence (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bustros and Michels (1984)11 |
Nd: YAG laser | Yes | Topical | 1 | N/M | 3 | No | 0 |
| Hawkins and Hammin (2001)4 |
Thermal cautery | Yes | Local | 3 | Small | 1–2 | No | 0 |
| Yien et al (2009)6 | Use of sodium hyaluronate and indocyanine green for conjunctival cyst excision | N/M | N/M | 1 | 4.5 | N/M | N/M | N/M |
| Kothari (2009)5 | Isopropyl alcohol with paired injection technique | Yes | Topical | 2 | Small | 9 | Patient burning sensation during exam. | 0 |
| Han et al (2012)10 | Argon laser photoablation | N/M | Topical | 1 | 3 | 6 | No | 0 |
| Eom et al (2014)8 | Sutureless small-incision conjunctival cystectomy | N/M | Topical then local | 4 | N/M | 2–6 | N/M | 0 |
| Park et al (2015)7 | High-frequency radio-wave electrosurgery | N/M | Topical | 21 | N/M | 6–14 | Mild foreign body sensation for two days in two patients | 0 |
| Yang et al (2017)22 | Pattern scan laser photocoagulation (PASCAL) | N/M | Topical | 1 | 3.5 | 6 | Minimal amount of subconjunctival hemorrhage | 0 |
| El-Abedin Rajab and Demer (2019)2 | Surgical excision of conjunctival retention cyst using trypan blue with methylcellulose | No | 2 Local 1 General |
3 | N/M | 24 | N/M | 1 |
| Han et al (2020)21 | Modified argon laser photoablation | Yes | Topical | 17 | 4.8 (range 3–8) |
6–28 | Hemorrhage in one patient during surgery, two eyes developed mild conjunctival swelling and foreign body sensation post-operative | 3 |
Abbreviations: Cyst size, mean of horizontal and vertical diameters; N/M, not mentioned.