conjunctival
IPA: kɑndʒʌŋktˈaɪvʌɫ
adjective
- (relational) Of or relating to the conjunctiva.
- Serving to join or connect.
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Examples of "conjunctival" in Sentences
- There have also been reports of conjunctival hyperemia, or redness in the eyes.
- Another volunteer had conjunctival bleeding and others complained of being poisoned.
- The wound itself showed as a tiny scarlet spot on the sclera, a small conjunctival bleb above it.
- Artificial tears can improve the treatment, acting as a barrier at the level of conjunctival mucosa.
- That, maybe, a drop of the solution had come onto my fingertips and, when I rubbed my eyes, it got into the conjunctival sacs.
- People are also sensitive to light and will have redness to heir eyes called conjunctival suffusion (which is similar to conjunctivitis).
- The FDA was particularly concerned about these claims, according to the letter, “because patients are highly unlikely to be able to differentiate between eye redness associated with conjunctival hyperemia, allergic reaction, or inflammation without the advice of a healthcare provider.”
- One unexpected event was that 2 study participants experienced opthalmologic emergencies - one, a 42 year old psychologist with no history of eye problems experienced a retinal detachment and required emergency surgery and a 40 year old nurse for the first time in her life had a conjunctival hemorrhage.
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