Arlt's line

Arlt's line
SpecialtyOphthalmology
CausesChlamydia trachomatis
Differential diagnosisTrachoma

Arlt's line is a thick band of scar tissue in the conjunctiva of the eye, near the lid margin,[1][2] that is associated with eye infections. Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.[2] The line runs horizontally, parallel to eyelid, and is found at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva.[1]

The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt.

  1. ^ a b Yanoff, Myron; Duker, Jay S. (2008). Ophthalmology (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Mosby. p. 230. ISBN 978-0323057516.
  2. ^ a b Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E.; Dolin, Raphael (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. p. 1534. ISBN 978-0-443-06839-3.