Conjunctiva
System
Sensory (Eye)
SNOMED CT
181161008
Conjunctiva
Definition
The mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the front of the eyeball.
Also known as conjunctivae, conjunctivas, tunica conjunctiva, wall of conjunctival sac — per UBERON
The Conjunctiva is a part of the Sensory (Eye).
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Acute conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acute conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acute contagious conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acute contagious conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Angelucci syndrome | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Angelucci syndrome | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Atopic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Atopic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Bacterial conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Bacterial conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Benign conjunctival neoplasm | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Benign conjunctival neoplasm | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Chronic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Chronic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival cancer | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival nevus | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival nevus | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival tumor | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival vascular disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctival vascular disorder | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Giant papillary conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Giant papillary conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Gonococcal conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Gonococcal conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Inclusion conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Inclusion conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Malignant conjunctival melanoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Malignant conjunctival melanoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Papillary conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Papillary conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Primary lymphoma of the conjunctiva | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Primary lymphoma of the conjunctiva | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pseudomembranous diphtheritic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pseudomembranous diphtheritic conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pterygium | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pterygium | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vernal conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vernal conjunctivitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Viral conjunctivitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
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Drugs Acting Here
| Drug | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bacitracin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Besifloxacin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ciprofloxacin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cromolyn | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Fluorometholone | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Gatifloxacin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Natamycin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ofloxacin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Oxymetazoline | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Prednisolone | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
11 entries above are marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred them by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts these links directly. Treat them as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.