The Relationship between Pinguecula and Diabetes Mellitus: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose. To assess the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and the presence of pinguecula and to identify other risk factors associated with pinguecula in patients attending the eye clinic at two tertiary university hospitals in Jordan.
Hisham M. Jammal +4 more
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Clinical and Autofluorescence Findings in Eyes with Pinguecula and Pterygium [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2023 Purpose: To assess the autofluorescence size and properties of pterygium and pinguecula by anterior segment autofluorescence (AS-AF) imaging and demonstrate the difference of autofluorescence size presented in AS-AF imaging compared to the extend size of
Amir-Hooshang Beheshtnejad +3 more
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Prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To explore the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors. METHODS: This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on geriatric population aged 60 and over in Tehran, Iran from Jan 2019 to Jan 2020.
Alireza Hashemi +4 more
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The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Pinguecula is a common disease in tropical countries however there are not so many published articles regarding its aetiology, signs , symptoms and management .
Eduardo Arenas +2 more
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Transcriptome Analysis of Pterygium and Pinguecula Reveals Evidence of Genomic Instability Associated with Chronic Inflammation. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Solar damage due to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is implicated in the development of two proliferative lesions of the ocular surface: pterygium and pinguecula.
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The association between conjunctival and scleral thickness and ocular surface ultraviolet autofluorescence [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Ultraviolet autofluorescence (UVAF) imaging is used to visualise ocular surface changes due to sunlight exposure and so is considered to be a biomarker for UV damage.
Pryntha Rajasingam +5 more
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Prevalence of Solar Keratopathy, Pterygium and Cataract in the Islands of Northern Red Sea Zone, Eritrea: Cross-Sectional Study, 2021 [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021 Berhe Tesfai,1 Samuel Kebede,1 Fitsum Kibreab,2 Kahsay Fessehatsion,3 Sium Asmelash,4 Yohannes Guelay4 1Ministry of Health, Northern Red Sea Zone, Massawa Hospital, Massawa, Eritrea; 2Ministry of Health, Health Research and Resources Center Division ...
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Establishing the profile of eye diseases among elderly patients attending a tertiary hospital in Northern Malawi [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGlobally, there has been a dramatic increase in the geriatric population. Sadly, this populace is highly prone to develop various ocular morbidities putting pressure on the strained eye care delivery system especially in low-income countries.
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Long-term ocular complications after kidney transplantation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo assess long-term ocular complications and identify factors affecting these complications in pre-emptive and dialysis patients who have undergone kidney transplantation.
Aslı Çetinkaya Yaprak +4 more
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Epibulbar choristoma with pinguecula, a rare entity and a hitherto unreported coexistence
Oman Journal of OphthalmologySatyender Sital Dharamdasani +3 more
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