Scleral Mass, Episcleritis, NGE

Your pet has a mass on the white part of the eye (sclera). There are multiple reasons for masses to develop around the eye and an accurate diagnosis is imperative to appropriate treatment.

Causes include Immune Mediated (Nodular Granulomatous Episcleritis, NGE), Neoplasia (type of cancers), Infectious/Parasitic (Toxoplasma, Onchocerca, etc).

A biopsy of the abnormal tissue tissue (episclera) of the affected eye is recommended to definitively diagnose the underlying cause. This is best performed under an operating microscope using microsurgical technique under general anesthesia.

Often at the time of biopsy your ophthalmologist may consider applying cryotherapy to destroy any remaining microscopic abnormal tissue. Biopsy results are typically available in 5-7 business days and treatment will be based on those results.