A 79-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic yellowish mass on his temporal bulbar conjunctiva of the left eye. The patient's visual acuity was unaffected, and he had no history of ocular trauma, surgery, or thyroid dysfunction. Ocular examination revealed a soft, yellow, nontender mobile mass. Subconjunctival herniated orbital fat (HOF), also known as intraconal fat prolapse (image A, arrow), was diagnosed. The patient also had bilateral inferior and superior medial eyelid festoons, also known as extraconal fat prolapse (image B, arrows). The subconjunctival HOF was surgically removed. The patient declined blepharoplasty to remove the extraconal fat protrusion. 

Extraconal fat prolapse is common, but subconjunctival HOF, which is benign, is rare.^1,2 Patients may present with symptoms of dry eyes, discomfort, or cosmetic complaints.^1,3 Clinically, subconjunctival HOF is typically located in the superotemporal quadrant and appears as a soft, yellow mass that is easily displaced using a cotton-tip applicator.^3,4 These characteristics help distinguish it from conjunctival dermolipoma, conjunctival lymphoma, epidermoidal cyst, and prolapse of the lacrimal gland.^1-4 Orbital computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging identifies subconjunctival HOF as a low-density mass continuous with the intraconal fat.^1,2,4,5 Histopathologic analysis reveals normal adipose tissue.⁵ Subconjunctival HOF is managed using transconjunctival excision.^1,5 Extraconal fat protrusion can be corrected with blepharoplasty.²