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Scleral Cyst Treatment
hello, I have a baby boy - 14 months old, he has a cyst on the sclera of the eye . We went to see hima doctor at about 3 months when we saw that but they said that we have to wait until he is one year old. Now, we went again and they said is a cyst on the eye and it is not doing any harm to the child so we should nothing. Only if the cyst gets bigger than we should ask a doctor. Any away I would prefer to know if there is something to do now, not wait to get bigger some day. Thank you
Sun, 30 Sep 2012
Hi if you are mentioning about a transparent cyst in the white part(sclera) of the eye ,then it is a sub conjunctival cyst which is harmless. If it is causing irritation then it can be punctured with a sterile needle by your doctor.
But if it is a intrascleral cyst then it needs a different management. So find out what cyst it is by having a second opinion.
Take care.
But if it is a intrascleral cyst then it needs a different management. So find out what cyst it is by having a second opinion.
Take care.
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I agree with Dr Vidhya. What u can also do is just take a close up photo of the same. u can use it for a periodic review for any change in the cyst, say every 6 months to a year. This way it will also tell you if there is any different pathology affecting the eye.
Hope this helps
I agree with Dr Vidhya. What u can also do is just take a close up photo of the same. u can use it for a periodic review for any change in the cyst, say every 6 months to a year. This way it will also tell you if there is any different pathology affecting the eye.
Hope this helps
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