Pinguecula

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Pinguecula
pinguecula
Specialty	Ophthalmology

A pinguecula is a common type of conjunctival stromal degeneration in the eye. It appears as an elevated yellow-white plaque in the bulbar conjunctiva near the limbus.^[1] Calcification may also be seen occasionally.^[1]