PALPEBRAL CONJUNCTIVA EXAMINATION


It is important to evert the 
upper lid and examine the 
palpebral conjunctiva for 
papillae, cysts, concretions, 
foreign bodies, irritation or 
other anomalies.  With the 
patient in the head rest, 
have the patient look down 
and grasp the upper lid 
margin over the lashes.  With 
a cotton-tipped applicator 
or other stylus placed at the 
upper lid sulcus (just above 
the tarsal plate) lift the lid up 
and evert it over the stylus.