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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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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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.
Owen Banda +2 more
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Resolution of pinguecula-related dry eye disease after argon laser photocoagulation
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2017 Pietro Emanuele Napoli,1 Raffaele Sanna,1 Claudio Iovino,1 Maurizio Fossarello,1,2 1Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; 2Clinica Oculistica, San Giovanni di Dio hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera ...
Pietro Emanuele Napoli +2 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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Conjunctival Myxoma: Series of Three Cases of a Rare Ocular Tumour [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Conjunctival myxomas are very rare benign tumours of mesenchymal origin which pose a diagnostic challenge clinically and radiologically. They usually present as asymptomatic slowly growing cystic lesions involving the bulbar conjunctiva.
Yasmeen Khatib +4 more
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Microcirculation changes of bulbar conjunctiva at primary pterygium
Oftalʹmologiâ, 2014 Purpose. To reveal microcirculation changes in nasal part of bulbar conjunctiva at various stages of primary pterygium formation using fluorescent angiography.Methods.
A. V. Petrayevsky, K. S. Trishkin
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Relationship between pinguecula formation and exposure to tandoor ovens in a hospital-based study
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 AIM:To investigate the relationship between pinguecula and the use of tandoor ovens.METHODS:A total of 539 women, ranging in age from 20 to 86y who attended an outpatient clinic were enrolled.
Adem Gul +4 more
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