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Association between the anatomical location of conjunctivochalasis and subjective symptoms: a multicenter
Seika Den1, Ikuko Toda2, Tadashi Nakano3
1Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center, 6-41-2 Aoto, Katsushika City, Tokyo, 125-8506, Japan. denseika@gmail.com.
Purpose:
To investigate the association between the anatomical location of conjunctivochalasis (CCh) and subjective chief complaints in patients who underwent surgical treatment.
Study Design:
Retrospective multicenter study METHODS: This study included 39 eyes of 27 patients undergoing surgery for symptomatic CCh. CCh location was classified as total, nasal, nasal-plus-temporal, or temporal; chief complaints were registered as discomfort/foreign body sensation (FBS), epiphora, or cosmetic complaint. Associations were evaluated by Chi-square test (Cramér's V) and pairwise Fisher's exact tests; age differences by Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results:
A significant association was found between CCh location and chief complaint (χ2 = 35.48, P = 0.000003; Cramér's V = 0.674). Total CCh was predominantly associated with discomfort/FBS (P = 0.0038). Nasal CCh showed a predominant pattern of epiphora. Nasal-plus-temporal CCh showed a mixed pattern, epiphora and discomfort/FBS. Temporal CCh was observed predominantly with cosmetic complaints (P < 0.001). Patients with cosmetic complaints were significantly younger than those in other symptom groups (P = 0.0003).
Conclusion:
In this surgically selected cohort, subjective symptoms were significantly associated with CCh location. Total CCh was associated with discomfort/FBS, nasal CCh with epiphora, and temporal CCh with cosmetic complaints. The combination of CCh location and patient age may further clarify the clinical presentation: older patients with total CCh sought surgery for mechanical irritation, while younger patients with temporal CCh sought surgery for cosmetic reasons. Recognizing this location- and age-based pattern may help clinicians anticipate the chief complaint and support individualized surgical decision-making.
