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The Conjunctival Biopsy

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Conjunctival tissue is not excised from the eye during the procedure of routine surgical enucleation, so that the tissue is available for study only in autopsy specimens, exenteration specimens or in elective surgical excision of diseased tissue. Biopsy for investigation of systemic disease is a valuable source of material for scientific investigation, but it is underutilised.

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    W. R. Lee MD, FRCPath, FCOphth, FRSE (Titular Professor of Ophthalmic Pathology)

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Lee, W.R. (1993). The Conjunctival Biopsy. In: Ophthalmic Histopathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3843-3_11

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